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Незнакомые буквы со знакомым звучанием

The letters introduced in this lesson look like no English letter while they sound similar to English letters. In the audio you will hear the names of the letters and examples of words where those letters are used.

Examples of Russian words given without translations are internationalisms (they occur in several languages retaining the same or similar meaning). Try to guess their meaning.

И и [eeh]   рис, ви́ски, такси́, тури́ст, ви́рус, систе́ма
мир peace, хи́мик chemist, вино́ wine, арти́ст actor

Б б [b]   банк, бар, хо́бби
брат brother, бу́ква letter, биле́т ticket, боти́нки shoes

Г г [g]   гита́ра, гимна́стика, а́вгуст
гора́ mountain, нога́ leg, игра́ game, кни́га book, бума́га paper

Д д [d]   данти́ст, до́ктор, да́та
дом house, мо́да fashion, де́ти children, вода́ water, дива́н couch, де́рево tree

З з [z]   ви́за, ро́за, казино́, зоопа́рк
звук sound, зонт umbrella, зако́н law, зима́ winter, кукуру́за corn

Л л [l]   клуб, лимо́н, бале́т
лук onion, лес forest, ле́то summer, луна́ moon, ма́сло butter

П п [p]   парк, порт, план, гру́ппа, па́спорт, ла́мпа
по́езд train, пого́да weather, пода́рок gift

Ф ф [f]   факс, ко́фе, фи́рма, фе́рмер, фра́за, фонта́н, футбо́л, телефо́н, фи́зика, фило́соф

Э э [ae]   э́хо, экза́мен, эконо́мика
экскурсово́д tour guide

ы [y]   му́зыка, музыка́нт
мы we, мы́ло soap, буты́лка bottle, откры́тка postcard, кани́кулы school break

Note: The letter ы never comes in the beginning of Russian words, therefore the capital version of ы does not exist.

Handwritten block letters

The simplified handwritten version of lower case Бб looks the same way as the capital one: ББ.
The upper part of the simplified handwritten version of both lower case and capital Дд consists of two lines forming an acute angle: .
The simplified handwritten version of both lower case and capital Лл consists of two lines forming an acute angle: ΛΛ.
The simplified handwritten version of lower case Фф looks the same way as the capital one and is placed at the same level, without offset: Фф.
For other letters of this group the simplified handwritten style is the same as for that shown in the alphabet.