LinguaFalse friends
м н о п р с contains the most dangerous letters in the alphabet – not because they are hard to draw, but because you already think you know them. Н is read n, although it looks like H. Р looks like P and is read r. С looks like C and is read s. У looks like a Latin y and is read u. Learn these four by their sound, not by their shape.
Written like the Latin M and read the same way. Down, up to a point, down again.
Two posts and a bar between them, exactly like the Latin H – but it is the sound n.
One round stroke, the Latin O exactly – and when the syllable is stressed it is read o.
A gate: the bar across the top and a leg at each end. The small п is the same, half as tall.
The Latin P exactly – and the sound is a rolled r. The small р hangs below the line.
One stroke open to the right, the shape of a Latin C – but the sound is always s.
| Looks like | Cyrillic letter | Really sounds like |
|---|---|---|
| H | Н | n |
| P | Р | r |
| C | С | s |
| B | В | v |
| X | Х | kh |
| Y | У | u |
мама и папаmum and dad
носa nose
Words in this lesson
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| мама | mum | Это мама. This is mum. |
| нос | nose | Мой нос. My nose. |
| окно | window | Большое окно. A big window. |
| папа | dad | Это папа. This is dad. |
| рука | hand | Моя рука. My hand. |
| суп | soup | Суп и вода. Soup and water. |
Exercises
This lesson has 9 exercises in the app:
- multiple choice: 3
- trace the letter: 3
- fill the gap: 1
- match the pairs: 1
- listen and type: 1
Try the first one
This letter looks like a Latin P. What sound does it really make?
The answer, the other exercises, the audio and your progress are in the app – free at A0 and A1.