LinguaTwo letters with no sound of their own
The last eight are ш щ ъ ы ь э ю я, and two of them are unlike anything in a Latin alphabet: Ъ and Ь make no sound at all. The soft sign Ь tells you the consonant before it is said with the tongue raised, and that alone can change the word: мат and мать are two different words.
Three posts on one floor. Count them: three, not four.
The same letter with a tail on the right foot – exactly the difference between Ц and П.
A post with one belly at the bottom, and no bar at the top. It is silent.
The Latin R turned back to front. It is a whole syllable: ya.
| Letter | Sounds like | A word with it |
|---|---|---|
| Шш | sh | шапка |
| Щщ | shch | щи |
| Ыы | y | сын |
| Ээ | e | это |
| Юю | yu | юг |
| Яя | ya | яблоко |
это яблокоthis is an apple
шапка и деньa hat and a day
Words in this lesson
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| шапка | hat | Моя шапка. My hat. |
| это | this is | Это дом. This is a house. |
| юг | south | Тепло на юге. It is warm in the south. |
| яблоко | apple | Красное яблоко. A red apple. |
| день | day | Хороший день. A good day. |
| мать | mother | Моя мать тут. My mother is here. |
Exercises
This lesson has 8 exercises in the app:
- multiple choice: 3
- trace the letter: 2
- fill the gap: 1
- match the pairs: 1
- listen and type: 1
Try the first one
Which two letters have no sound of their own?
The answer, the other exercises, the audio and your progress are in the app – free at A0 and A1.