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Russian Alphabeth with Transliteration Scheme

Converting Russian letters into English ones, the Cyrillic symbols are usually transcribed or transliterated. Transliteration is more commonly used because Russian is a phonetic language, which means that, in general, letters are pronounced nearly as written except a very few rules. Nevertheless, there is no international agreement among experts on a single unified system of converting Cyrillic into Latin letters. That's why modern transliteration tables differ a bit.

Below you can get acquainted with the transliteration scheme accepted on our site:

 

A a

 

 

K k

 

 

H h

 

B b

 

 

L l

 

 

Tz tz

 

V v

 

 

M m

 

 

Ch ch

 

G g

 

 

N n

 

 

Sh sh

 

D d

 

 

O o

 

 

Shch shch

 

E e

 

 

P p

 

 

'

 

Yo yo

 

 

R r

 

 

Y y

 

Zh zh

 

 

S s

 

 

'

 

Z z

 

 

T t

 

 

E e

 

I i

 

 

U u

 

 

Yu yu

 

J j

 

 

F f

 

 

Ya ya

Please note that transliteration is appropriate for written communication and isn't a reliable guide to proper pronunciation.



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