The following table shows how to pronounce cyrillic letters. The pronunciation is given using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). You will need a font containing IPA characters for the display to be correct. Some versions of Internet Explorer have problems displaying IPA characters, even when an appropriate font is installed (other browsers, such as Mozilla, don’t have this problem). Many websites explain the sounds of the IPA, but the best explanations are found in the Handbook Of The International Phonetic Association:
- Handbook Of The International Phonetic Association at Amazon.com
- Handbook Of The International Phonetic Association at Amazon.co.uk (for British readers)
| Upper case | Lower case | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| А | а | /a/ |
| Б | б | /b/ |
| В | в | /v/ |
| Г | г | /g/ |
| Д | д | /d/ |
| Е | е | /ɛ/ |
| Ж | ж | /ʒ/ |
| З | з | /z/ |
| И | и | /i/ |
| Й | й | /j/ |
| К | к | /k/ |
| Л | л | /l/ |
| М | м | /m/ |
| Н | н | /n/ |
| О | о | /o/ |
| П | п | /p/ |
| Р | р | /r/ |
| С | с | /s/ |
| Т | т | /t/ |
| У | у | /u/ |
| Ф | ф | /f/ |
| Х | х | /x/ |
| Ц | ц | /ts/ |
| Ч | ч | /tʃ/ |
| Ш | ш | /ʃ/ |
| Щ | щ | /ʃʃ/ |
| Ы | ы | /ɨ/ |
| Э | э | /æ/ |
| Ю | ю | /ju/ |
| Я | я | /ja/ |