Welcome to the first entry of Language of the Week! The first language is Russian. Below, you will see basic phrases , first in English, how they are pronounced in Russian, and how the are spelt using the Russian alphabet, Cyrillic. The letters in bold on the pronunciations are ones that are pronounced with emphasis. For a clearer view of the Russian characters, click on each word in Russian for a larger view.Hello (Zdrastvui)
Goodbye (Da Zvidaniya)
What is your name? (Kak tebya zavut?)
I am called... (Menya zavut...)
Yes (Da)
No (Nyet)
Thank you (Spasiba)
Please / You're Welcome (Pazhalusta)
The Russian alphabet (Cyrillic) is very much different to the one used in English. The video below shows each character of the Cyrillic alphabet and how each is pronounced.
