Read the ru script — alphabet.

• А аalike the 'a' in 'father' (open ah sound)
• Б бblike the 'b' in 'boy'
• В вvFALSE FRIEND: looks like Latin 'B' but sounds like the 'v' in 'van'
• Г гglike the 'g' in 'go' (hard g)
• Д дdlike the 'd' in 'dog'
• Е еyelike the 'ye' in 'yes' (when stressed)
• Ё ёyolike the 'yo' in 'yonder' (always stressed)
• Ж жzhlike the 's' in 'measure' or 'pleasure'
• З зzlike the 'z' in 'zoo'
• И иilike the 'ee' in 'see'
• Й йyshort non-syllabic 'y', like the 'y' in 'boy' or 'yes' (glides)
• К кklike the 'k' in 'kite'
• Л лllike the 'l' in 'lamp'
• М мmlike the 'm' in 'man'
• Н нnFALSE FRIEND: looks like Latin 'H' but sounds like the 'n' in 'no'
• О оolike the 'o' in 'born' when stressed; reduces to an 'a' sound when unstressed
• П пplike the 'p' in 'pen'
• Р рrFALSE FRIEND: looks like Latin 'P' but sounds like a rolled/trilled 'r'
• С сsFALSE FRIEND: looks like Latin 'C' but sounds like the 's' in 'sun'
• Т тtlike the 't' in 'top'
• У уuFALSE FRIEND: looks like Latin 'y' but sounds like the 'oo' in 'boot'
• Ф фflike the 'f' in 'fun'
• Х хkhlike the 'ch' in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'
• Ц цtslike the 'ts' in 'cats'
• Ч чchlike the 'ch' in 'church'
• Ш шshlike the 'sh' in 'ship' (hard)
• Щ щshcha longer, soft 'sh', like 'fresh sheep'
• Ъ ъ(hard sign)hard sign: silent; separates and keeps the preceding consonant hard
• Ы ыylike the 'i' in 'bit' but deeper/back in the throat (no English equivalent)
• Ь ь(soft sign)soft sign: silent; softens (palatalizes) the preceding consonant, like a tiny 'y' glide
• Э эelike the 'e' in 'met' (hard, no 'y' before it)
• Ю юyulike the 'yu' in 'universe' or 'you'
• Я яyalike the 'ya' in 'yard'