Vocabulary list words starting with Я

Letter Я is the last letter in The Russian alphabet. It represents a vowel, though there is no such sound as [я]. There are two ways how we pronounce letter Я in Russian words. In some words it denotes two sounds – [й] and [а] (белая – бела[йа], in some just one – [а] (дядя – д[а]д[а]).
How to pronounce Russian letter Я
If letter Я is at the beginning of the word, after vowels, after ъ and ь.
Examples: яблоко, пьяный, объявить.
Pronunciation – йа
If letter Я is after consonants.
Examples: ряд, сяду, вялый
Pronunciation – а, also it means that previous consonant is soft.
The same as in English, where pronoun I represents just one letter, Russian Я not just a letter, it also is a pronoun I.