The Russian (Cyrillic) alphabet has 33 letters (20 consonants, 11 vowels and 2 others that don't have their own sounds)
А Б В Г Д Е Ё Ж З И Й К Л М Н О П Р С Т У Ф Х Ц Ч Ш Щ Ъ Ы Ь Э Ю Я
Instead of trying to learn how to read Russian, it is easier to learn how to pronounce key phrases.
| Hi |
PriVET |
| Hello (formal) |
ZDRASTvstvujte |
| Good Morning |
DObroe OOtra |
| Good Day |
DObriy DYEN |
| Good Evening |
DObriy VYEcher |
| Good Night |
DObroy NOchee |
|
Bye |
Poka |
| See You Tomorrow |
daZAftra |
| Please | paZHAluhsta |
| Thank-You | spaSEEba |
| Yes | DA |
| No | NYET |
| Where is...? |
GDYAY...? |
| Do you speak English? |
GavaREEtye lee VOY pah-anglEEskee? |
| don't speak Russian. |
ya Ne gavarYOU pahROOskee |
| name is... |
meenYA zaVOOT... |
| What is your name? |
kahk vas zaVOOT? |
| Sorry... |
PrasTEEte or IzviNEEte |
| Sorry, How to get to... | PrasTEEte, kak poPAst' v... |
| Help | PamaGEEte |
| Police | MeeLEEtsia |