Umenka/Alphabet
The Cyrillic alphabet
All 33 letters, grouped so you meet the easy ones first, each shown in print and in handwriting.

The alphabet in order
All 33 letters in dictionary order. Tap any to open it.
Free friends#
Look like Latin letters and sound like them too. You can already read these.
- АаPrintАаCursive/a/aah
Sounds like: like a in father
азбука: alphabet
- КкPrintКкCursive/k/kkah
Sounds like: like k in kite
кот: cat
- МмPrintМмCursive/m/mem
Sounds like: like m in map
море: sea
- ОоPrintОоCursive/o/ooh
Sounds like: like o in more (when stressed)
окно: window
- ТтPrintТтCursive/t/tteh
Sounds like: like t in stop
торт: cake
False friends#
Look like a Latin letter but sound completely different. The trap section.
- ВвPrintВвCursive/v/vLooks like Bveh
Sounds like: like v in van
вода: water
- ЕеPrintЕеCursive/je/yeLooks like Eyeh
Sounds like: like ye in yes
Европа: Europe
- НнPrintНнCursive/n/nLooks like Hen
Sounds like: like n in note
нос: nose
- РрPrintРрCursive/r/rLooks like Perr
Sounds like: a rolled r, like Spanish perro
рыба: fish
- СсPrintСсCursive/s/sLooks like Cess
Sounds like: like s in sun
сыр: cheese
- УуPrintУуCursive/u/uLooks like Yoo
Sounds like: like oo in boot
утро: morning
- ХхPrintХхCursive/x/khLooks like Xkhah
Sounds like: like ch in Scottish loch
хлеб: bread
New shape, familiar sound#
Brand-new letter shapes, but the sound already exists in your language.
- БбPrintБбCursive/b/bbeh
Sounds like: like b in book
брат: brother
- ГгPrintГгCursive/ɡ/ggeh
Sounds like: like g in go
год: year
- ДдPrintДдCursive/d/ddeh
Sounds like: like d in dog
дом: house
- ЗзPrintЗзCursive/z/zzeh
Sounds like: like z in zoo
зуб: tooth
- ИиPrintИиCursive/i/iee
Sounds like: like ee in see
или: or
- ЛлPrintЛлCursive/l/lell
Sounds like: like l in lamp
лампа: lamp
- ПпPrintПпCursive/p/ppeh
Sounds like: like p in spot
парк: park
- ФфPrintФфCursive/f/feff
Sounds like: like f in fish
фото: photo
- ЭэPrintЭэCursive/ɛ/eeh
Sounds like: like e in echo
это: this is
New sounds#
New shapes for sounds that need a little practice to hear and say.
- ЁёPrintЁёCursive/jo/yoyoh
Sounds like: like yo in yonder
ёж: hedgehog
- ЖжPrintЖжCursive/ʐ/zhzheh
Sounds like: like s in pleasure
жук: beetle
- ЙйPrintЙйCursive/j/yee kratkoye (short i)
Sounds like: like y in boy
чай: tea
- ЦцPrintЦцCursive/ts/tstseh
Sounds like: like ts in cats
цвет: color
- ЧчPrintЧчCursive/tɕ/chcheh
Sounds like: like ch in cheese
час: hour
- ШшPrintШшCursive/ʂ/shshah
Sounds like: like sh in shop
школа: school
- ЩщPrintЩщCursive/ɕː/shchshchah
Sounds like: a long, soft sh, like fresh sheep
щи: cabbage soup
- ЫыPrintЫыCursive/ɨ/yy
Sounds like: like i in bill, with the tongue pulled back
сын: son
- ЮюPrintЮюCursive/ju/yuyoo
Sounds like: like yu in yule
юг: south
- ЯяPrintЯяCursive/ja/yayah
Sounds like: like ya in yard
я: I
The two signs#
Not letters with a sound of their own; they change the consonant before them.