The Russian alphabet, known as the Cyrillic alphabet, consists of 33 letters. Here is the Russian alphabet in correct order:
- А а (A)
- Б б (B)
- В в (V)
- Г г (G)
- Д д (D)
- Е е (E)
- Ё ё (Yo)
- Ж ж (Zh)
- З з (Z)
- И и (I)
- Й й (Y) – often considered a consonant
- К к (K)
- Л л (L)
- М м (M)
- Н н (N)
- О о (O)
- П п (P)
- Р р (R)
- С с (S)
- Т т (T)
- У у (U)
- Ф ф (F)
- Х х (Kh)
- Ц ц (Ts)
- Ч ч (Ch)
- Ш ш (Sh)
- Щ щ (Shch)
- Ъ ъ (Hard sign)
- Ы ы (Y)
- Ь ь (Soft sign)
- Э э (E)
- Ю ю (Yu)
- Я я (Ya)
Summary
The Russian alphabet consists of both uppercase and lowercase letters, with unique sounds represented by specific letters. Understanding the alphabet is essential for reading and writing in Russian.