Rules of reading in Russian
Reading in Russian --> Rules of reading
If you know the Basic meanings of Russian letters you can read quite understandably for native speakers. However, Russian letteres may denote several sounds which may differ from their alphabetical meanings. Their reading usually conforms to a few principles which are not difficult to understand. So, if you want to read in Russian correctly, you should visit the following pages:
Rules of reading:
- - Softness of consonants in Russian
- - Vocalization and Devocalization of Consonants in Russian
- - Stress and reduction of vowels
- - Exceptional cases of reading
- - Rules of reading (Summary)
After you read the information about the above mentioned rules, we also recommend you to do visit the pages from Training exercises section which will help you to learn Russian alphabet, acquire skills in reading in Russian and get familiar with peculiarities of Russian reading rules.