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LANGUAGE

From written signs to everyday conversation.

Russian / Russia and Russian-speaking communities

Russian Cyrillic

Русский алфавит

The 33-letter alphabet used to write Russian. Each card pairs uppercase and lowercase forms with a sound guide and a useful example word.

The modern Russian alphabet is a Cyrillic alphabet with 10 vowel letters, 21 consonant letters, and two signs. The signs do not make sounds by themselves.

LETTERS
33
VOWELS
10
CONSONANTS
21
SIGNS
2
Pushkin State Russian Language Institute

Vowels

10

Consonants

21

Signs

2