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Russian letter English equivalent Sounds like

The Perfect Matches
А а A "a" in "father"
K к K "k" in "king"
M м M "m" in "most"
O о O "au" in "aura" (stressed); the first "o" in "tomato" (unstressed)
T т T "t" in "time"
Е е YE "ye" in "yellow"

The False Friends
В в V "v" in "victory"
З з Z "z" in "zero
Н н N "n" in "noon"
Р р R "r" in "bright" (rolled)
С с S "s" in "soup"
У у OO "oo" in "shoot"
Ч ч CH "ch" in "chair"
Х х KH "h" in "hoopla"

The Secret Agents
Б б B "b" in "boy"
Г г G "g" in "good"
Д д D "d" in "desk"
Ё ё YO "yo" in "yonder"
П п P "p" in "people"
Ж ж ZH "s" in "pleasure"
Ф ф F "f" in "fast"
И и EE "ee" in "feet"
Й й Y "y" in "boy"
Л л L "l" in "last"
Ц ц TS "ts" in "its"
Ш ш SH "sh" in "short"
Щ щ SHCH "shch" in "bush chat"
Э э E "e" in "echo"
Ю ю YU English "you" but shorter
Я я YA "ya" in "yard"

The Rare Aves
Ы ы I combination of "i" as in "kit" and "u" as in "sugar"
Ь ь -- soft sign; no sound
Ъ ъ -- hard sign; no sound


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