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Russian letters denoting
vowel sounds

Reading in Russian --> Learn Russian alphabet --> Lesson 1

In this lesson, you can work with Russian letters denoting vowel sounds. Their basic meanings are the same as their alphabetical names.

Russian letters А and О look and sound similar to English speaking learners. Other letters require more attention and efforts to be memorized. The letter Ы denote the Russian sound [i]     which is one of the most difficult sounds of the Russian language. You can find more information about the sound [i]     (as well as about other sounds) in the section Russian Pronunciation.

Listen and repeat the following Russian letters

Uppercase	Lowercase	Sound	Name
A	а		[a]
Е	е		[ye]
Ё	ё		[yo]
И	и		[i]
О	о		[o]
У	у		[oo]
Ы	ы		[i]
Э	э		[e]
Ю	ю		[yoo]
Я	я		[ya]

Listen to the sound and answer "yes" or "no"

Listen to the sounds and choose the corresponding Russian letter

Match sounds and letters

 

Listen to the sounds and type the corresponding letters in the text field

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