1st step. The similar sounding
consonants in Russian and English alphabet
(are You
intelligent enough to remember these 16 characters, isn't it?) |
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of character |
Name
of character
in alphabet
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Individual
sound
of this character
(click to listen) |
Similar
sound example in English |
English
equvivalent
of the character |
Memorizing tips to learn fast and
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b |
"b" in "book" |
Bb |
Large character in Russian is
similar to small one, and small these are similar both in Russian as well as in English |
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v |
"v" in "victory" |
Vv |
Character in Russian is carrier of sound
"v" and resembles some the sound "w", so the Russian character is
resembling turned to left side character "W" |
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similar to "gh" |
"g" in "good" |
Gg |
Character image resembles "hook", that
is "h" is some similar to "gh" |
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d |
"d" in "demo" |
Dd |
Image resembles large "dome" |
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z |
"z" in "zed" |
Zz |
Just draw image of
mirrored "z"
under ordinary "z" |
Z
Z |
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k |
"k" in "king" |
Kk |
The same, just not sharp pronouncing |
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l |
"l" in "love" |
Ll |
Turn large English "L" in mirror
direction near at small one and both thesetogether will be resemling one Russian
character |
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m |
"m" in "mamma" |
Mm |
The same |
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n |
"n" in "near" |
Nn |
Russian character is composed from 2
"n": one ordinary "n" and second "n" is
flipped with legs to top of first one "n"& |
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p |
"p" in "pen" |
Pp |
Character resembles "podium" and gives
sound "p" |
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r |
"r" in "bright" |
Rr |
Russian character is just more stable - it is
standing at one leg only |
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s |
"s" in "sun" |
Ss |
Only one top half from "S" |
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t |
"t" in "stem" |
Tt |
The same, but small
character in Russian is the same as large one, and just not sharp pronouncing |
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f |
"f" in "fast" |
Ff |
Character depictes
buttocks, so it must have not pleasant odour meaning, and really it gives sound
"f", that is "fie" |
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h |
"h" in "hand" |
Hh |
Similar to "H", but
Russian character has narrow middle - perhaps it has narrow waist because means
sound "h" ("hungry" character" with narrow waist) |
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one exclusive character: |
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similar to sharp "tts" |
English equvivalent is absent;
German character "z" sound is similar |
| Namely character is meaning sound of 3 characters and is symlificated
hieroglyph from connected these 3 characters arranged as is shown: |
t t
s |
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2nd step. The 2- and
3-character consonants
having one character sign in Russian alphabet
(4 character
compositions - it is really more convenient to write one only character instead) |
| Image of character |
Cyrillic
name of this character
(in alphabet)
(click to listen) |
Individual
sound
of this character
(click to listen) |
Similar
sound example in English |
English
equvivalent
of the character |
Memorizing tips to learn fast and remember image: |
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zh |
second part of "j"(i.e."without
d") in "jam" |
absent, 2rd part of "j" is similar |
The character is simplificated hieroglif of
beetle image - because of buzz from beetle wings: zh-zzzh |
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ch |
"ch" in "cheese" |
ch |
Namely Russian character is turned and flipped
horizontally from head to bottom Englisn " h" -
"h"-to-"ch" |
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sh |
"sh" in "ship" |
sh |
Hieroglif depicts sound of air going from tire in
3 points - "sh-sh-sh" |
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sch |
"st" in "question" |
sh + ch
(together) |
Image is hybrid of above mentioned Russian
characters "sh" + "ch" - because of their hybrid sound |
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3rd step. The vowel
characters in Russian alphabet
(just is necessary
to understand what namely these characters are doing in text...) |
| Image of character |
Cyrillic
name of this character
(in alphabet)
(click to listen) |
Individual
sound
of this character
(click to listen) |
Similar
sound example in English |
English
equvivalent
of the character |
Memorizing tips to learn fast and remember image: |
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"u" in "sun" |
some sounds of "a" or "u" |
ah |
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yea |
"ye" in "yes" |
yea |
Just in Russian "yea" is only by one
"e" |
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yo |
"yo" in "York" |
yo |
"Your" character = your character |
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short
"i" |
"i" in "mix" |
e |
Russian "I" is "double
I":"I/I |
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short "o" |
"o" in "pot" |
short "o" |
ore |
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oo |
"oo" in "cook" |
oo |
Transforming way: 'oo' > '//' > '\/' >
'y' |
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specific sound |
"i" in "this" or
"sit" |
"i" ( if try to say with wide open
mouth) |
Character image: somebody is standing near to
chair - "to sit" |
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similar to
"ea" |
"e" in "red" |
similar to
"ea" |
Character image: tongue in mouth with
"ea" |
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yu |
"u" in "union" |
yu |
Character is "U" - it depicts U-boat |
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ya |
"ya" in "yard" |
ya |
Hybrid hierogliph
"YA" from sum "Y+A" |
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4rd step. The specific
characters in Russian alphabet
(just is necessary
to understand what namely these characters are doing in text...) |
| Image of character |
Cyrillic
name of this character
(in alphabet)
(click to listen) |
Individual
sound
of this character
(click to listen) |
Similar
sound example in English |
English
equvivalent
of the character |
Memorizing tips to learn fast and remember image: |
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y |
"y" in "yes" |
y |
Character depicts going up, that is high -'yy' |
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name of character in Russian is
"sign of softness"- together with previous consonant the "sign
of softness"gives soft sound |
absent |
Character "Sign of softness" - soft
seat is depicted |
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this is sound divider |
apostrophe( ' ) in words of type:
"o'clock" |
absent ( but apostrophe is of similar role) |
Character "Sign of hardness" - seat is
set "hard" |
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5rd step. The
differences in Ukrainian alphabet
(Ukrainian
characters - just for curiousity of high intellectual students,
normally these characters are not obligatory even for many Russians) |
| Image of character |
Cyrillic
name of this character
(in alphabet)
(click to listen) |
Individual
sound
of this character
(click to listen) |
Similar
sound example in English |
English
equvivalent
of the character |
Memorizing tips to learn fast and remember image: |
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yea |
"ye" in "yes" |
yea |
Character "yea" - yen is depicted |
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ye |
"yi" in "yield" |
ye |
Two points are present in transcriptional writing
of "ye". This one character also has analogue in French language - ancient
connection of nations trace. |
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short soft
"i" |
"i" in "mix" |
e |
"i" in Ukrainian - the same as
"i" in "in" and "Ukrainian"(second "i" of word, of
course) |
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specific sound |
"i" in "this" or
"sit" |
"i" ( if try to say with open mouth) |
If to "sit" - "Ukrainian
seat" is folded while |
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similar to
"ea" |
"e" in "red" |
similar to
"ea" |
As Ukrainian "e" is sounding similar to
"e in word "shed", so and "shed" translated in
Ukrainian("shopah") is similar to "shop" (Ukrainian humour about
shopping is touching to both these) |
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specific sound: between not sharp "g"
and sharp "h" |
sound that is similar to "g" in
"hieroglif" |
similar to sharp "h" |
One "H" might be composed from 4
Ukrainian these. This sound character is one of main differences between Russian and
Ukrainian pronunciation |
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similar to "gh" |
"g" in "good" |
Gg |
"G"(grind) with specially pointed edge |
