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Dictionary for Russian learners designed for you to learn new words, not just to look at their meanings, it contains: audio files, which will help you to learn how to pronounce Russian words; conjugation for Russian verbs; declension for Russian nouns and adjectives. In addition these pages include sentences with the particular word you are learning. Sentences for nouns will give you an opportunity to compare the same noun, looking at it in different grammatical cases. On many pages you will find music clips, which will help you to memorize Russian words.

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Letter Ф

Pronunciation of the Russian letter Ф
If letter Ф is before а, о, у, ы, к, п, с, т, ф, х, ц, ч, ш, щ, л, м, н, р.
Examples: фунт, факт, фокус.
Pronunciation – Ф
If letter Ф is before е, и, я, ю, ё.
Examples: фея, фигура
Pronunciation – фь.
If фф are before а, о, у, ы and at the end of the word.
Example: буфф
Pronunciation – фф, ф
If фф are before е, и
Example: дифференцировать
Pronunciation – фьфь, фь.

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Letter У

Pronunciation of the Russian letter У
In all the cases letter У is pronounced as У.
Examples: угол, утюг, улов, утка

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Letter Т

How to pronounce Russian letter Т
If letter Т is before а, о, у, ы, э, к, п, с, т, ф, х, ц, ч, ш, щ, л, м and at the end of the words.
Examples: так, кот, котлета, тут, твой, садить.
Pronunciation – Т.
If letter Т is before е, у, я, ю, ё.
Examples: тело, тёплый, тема.
Pronunciation – ть.
With letters стл and sometimes стн, letter Т is silent.
Examples: счастливый, несчастный, грустный.
If letters тт are before а, о, у, ы.
Examples: оттаять, оперетта
Pronunciation – тт, т.
If letters тт are before е, и, я, ю, ё.
Examples: оттепель, оттянуть.
Pronunciation – тьть.
If letters тъ are before vowels.
Example: отъезд.
Pronunciation – Т.
If letters ть are before vowels, consonants – к, п, с, т, ф, х, ц, ч, ш, щ, л, м and at the end of the words.
Examples: тьма, плеть, питьё.
Pronunciation – ть.
If letters ть are before б, г, д, ж, з.
Example: молотьба.
Pronunciation – дь.
Letters тс are always pronounced as тс or ц.
Examples: отсыпать, советский.
Letters тся and ться at the end of verbs are pronounced as цца.
Examples: строиться, строится.

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Letter С

How to pronounce Russian letter С
If letter С is before а, о, у, ы, э, п, с, т, ф, х, ц, ч, ш, щ, л, м, н, р, в and at the end of the word.
Examples:сад, сук, сын, скелет, нос, стон, лиса.
Pronunciation – С
If letter С is before е, и, я, ю, ё.
Examples:сила, лисица, серый, сёла.
Pronunciation – сь
If letter С is before б, г, д, ж, з.
Examples:сгореть, сбор.
Pronunciation – з
If letters сс are before а, о, у, ы.
Examples:ссылка, ссора, касса.
Pronunciation – сс
If letters сс are before е, и, я, ю, ё.
Example: кассета.
Pronunciation – сьсь
If letters сс are before consonants.
Examples: рассказ, русский.
Pronunciation – сс, с
If letters сч are before vowels.
Examples: счастье, расчестать.
Pronunciation – шьшь, шьч.
If letters сш are before vowels.
Examples: сшить, расширить.
Pronunciation – шш.
If letters съ are before vowels.
Example: съёмка.
Pronunciation – с.
If letters сь are before к, п, с, т, ф, х, ц, ч, ш, щ, л, м, н, р and at the end of the word.
Examples: весь, лисья, весьма.
Pronunciation – сь
If letters сь are before б, г, д, ж, з.
Example: просьба.
Pronunciation – зь
In all the cases letters ся are pronounced as ся (sometimes са)
Examples: сяду, берёшься, останься.

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Letter Р

How to pronounce Russian letter Р
If letter р is before а, о, у, ы, э, all the consonants and at the end of the word.
Examples: раз, рубль, рыба, пар, рот.
Pronunciation – р
If letter р is before е, и, я, ю, ё.
Examples: рис, ряд, речь, рюмка.
Pronunciation – рь.
If letters рр are before а, о, у, ы.
Example: иррациональный.
Pronunciation – рр, р
If letters рр are before е, и, я, ю, ё.
Example: корректор
Pronunciation – рьрь, рь.
In all the cases letters рь are pronounced as рь.
Example: перья, зверь.

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Letter П

How to pronounce Russian letter П
If letter п is before а, о, у, ы, э, к, п, с, т, ф, х, ц, ч, ш, щ, л, м, н, р and at the end of the word.
Examples: пыл, путь, пол, пар, топливо.
Pronunciation – П
If letter п is before е, и, я, ю, ё/
Examples: пять, печь, пила.
Pronunciation – пь
If letters пп are before а, о, у, ы.
Example: аппарат.
Pronunciation – пп, п
If letters пп are before е, и, я, ю, ё.
Example: аппетит.
Pronunciation – пьпь, пь.
If letters пь are before vowels and at the end of the word.
Example: копьё.
Pronunciation – пь

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Letter О

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Letter Н

Read Russian – how to pronounce Russian letter Н
If letter Н is before а, о, у, э, ы, consonants or at the end of the word.
Examples: наш, сон, нос
Pronunciation – Н

If letter Н is before е, и, я, ю, ё.
Examples: нет, небо, няня, нюхать.
Pronunciation – нь
If letters нн are before а, о, у, э, ы.
Example: ванна
Pronunciation – нн
If letters нн are before е, и, я, ю, ё.
Example: в ванне
Pronunciation – ньнь
Letters нь in all the cases are pronounced as нь
Example: лень

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Letter М

Read Russian – how to pronounce Russian letter М
If letter М is before а, о, у, э, ы, all the consonants or at the end of the word.
Examples: дом, мост, мак, мыло, мороженое, мороз, молоко, морковка, март

Pronunciation – М

If letter М is before е, и, я, ю, ё.
Examples: мел, место, миф, миг, мёд, мяукать, метр, миска, мякоть.

Pronunciation – мь
If letters мм are before а, о, у, э, ы.
Examples: гамма, коммуна

Pronunciation – мм, м

If letters мм are before е, и, я, ю, ё.
Example: коммерческий

Pronunciation – мьмь, мь

Letters мь are before vowels and at the end of the word.
Example: комья

(exceptions – семь, восемь. They are pronounced as м)
Pronunciation – мь

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Letter Л

Read Russian – how to pronounce Russian letter Л
If letter Л is before а, о, у, э, ы, consonants or at the end of the word.
Examples: лоб, улов, лыжи, мел, лук, голубь, полный, болт, лапа, гланды, балкон

Pronunciation – Л
If letter Л is before е, и, я, ю, ё.
Examples: люк, лямка, листья, наливать, лёд, блины, долина, люди, лето.
Pronunciation – ль
If letters лл are before а, о, у, ы.
Example: вилла
Pronunciation – лл, л
If letters лл are before е, и, я, ю, ё.
Example: коллегия
Pronunciation – льль
Letters ль in all the cases are pronounced as ль
Examples: нельзя, мель