The Cyrillic alphabet and the transliteration
a [a]
б [b]
в [v]
г [g]
д [d]
e [ye, e]
ё [уо]
ж [zh]
з [z]
и [i] or, sometimes, [ее]
й [у]
к [k]
л [l]
м [m]
н [n]
о [o]
п [p]
р [r]
с [s]
т [t]
у [u]
ф [f]
x [kh]
ц [ts]
ч [ch]
ш [sh]
щ [shch] // OMG!
ъ // undtraslatable
ы [у] or, sometimes, [i] // damn hard to pronounce it // dont try to do it at home
ь ['] this letter is used to make softed some sounds // no analogues in English
э [e]
ю [yu] saying ю try to form a tube with your lips
я [ya] read softer like if you are saying it smiling
Simple in russian
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C8TeCEO2e8
Advanced in english
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOX7EsDvJ8U
Привет [Preevet] - Hello
Как дела? [Kak dela?] - How are you?
Хорошо [Khorosho] - Im fine
У тебя как? [U tebya kak?] - And how are you?
Я тебя люблю [Ya tebya lyublyu]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tXRSqV9xsY
And for a practice you can try to make a transcription and translate those ones (http://russian.dmll.cornell.edu/rdt/index.cfm):
- Хорошая погода
- Меня зовут Иван
- Я люблю маму и папу
- Который час?
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