Russian alphabet: Video 1

Russian alphabet

So you are here to learn Russian!

The first step to learning Russian is to learn the Russian alphabet.
 It may seem daunting to learn a new alphabet, but it is relatively easy.

In fact, the great thing about Russian is that almost all words can be sounded out as they are written.

Russian alphabet

The Russian alphabet is known as the Cyrillic alphabet.

•  There are 33 letters in the Russian alphabet.
•  11 vowels
•  20 consonants
•  2 pronunciation signs.

 Each letter can be either capital or small.

The letters can also be printed or handwritten.