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б beh
like boy
в veh
like ever
г geh
like go; sometimes like hah; in the genitive ending ого/его like avoid (e.g. сего дня of this day)
д deh
like do
ж zheh
like measure; always hard
з zeh
like zoo
й ee KRAHT-kuh-yeh
like boy
к kah
like keep
л ely
like leak or look
м em
like seem
н en
like new or noodle
п peh
like spigot
р err
rolled as in Spanish
с ess
like seem
т teh
like tune
ф ef
like French
х khah
voiceless gargle (hard); between keep and heap (soft)
ц tseh
like boots; always hard
ч chah
like cheap; always soft
ш shah
like shoe; always hard
щ shchah
like fishing or fish chips; always soft. Halfway between sh and ch.