LinguaTwo letters for two sounds at once
т у ф х ц ч brings two letters that each stand for a pair of sounds glued together. Ц is ts, the sound at the end of cats. Ч is ch, the sound at the start of chair. And Х is not the Latin x: it is the rasping kh of the Scottish loch.
The Latin T exactly: the bar across the top first, then the post down from its middle.
Looks like a Latin y and is read u. One stroke down to the right, one stroke crossing it and falling below the line.
A tall line with a full circle around its middle. Two strokes for the circle, one for the line.
Two slanted strokes crossing in the middle, like a Latin x – but the sound is a rasping kh, never ks.
Two posts, a floor, and a little tail hanging down from the right foot – the tail is what makes it this letter.
An arm that runs down and turns right into a post: like a Latin 4 with rounded corners.
| Letter | Sounds like | A word with it |
|---|---|---|
| Тт | t | тут |
| Уу | u | ухо |
| Фф | f | фото |
| Хх | kh | хлеб |
| Цц | ts | цирк |
| Чч | ch | час |
хлеб и водаbread and water
час и минутаan hour and a minute
Words in this lesson
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| тут | here | Мама тут. Mum is here. |
| ухо | ear | Моё ухо. My ear. |
| фото | photo | Вот фото. Here is a photo. |
| хлеб | bread | Хлеб и мёд. Bread and honey. |
| цирк | circus | Тут цирк. A circus here. |
| час | hour | Один час. One hour. |
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
Which letter stands for two sounds glued together, the ones at the end of the English word cats?
The answer, the other exercises, the audio and your progress are in the app – free at A0 and A1.