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Other letters are a bit more difficult, but as you can see only a few will need some practice:
| Russian | English | Sounds like... |
| Е | ye | ye like in yes |
| Ё | yo | yo like in yolk |
| Ж | zh | s like in pleasure |
| У | u | oo like in pool |
| Ц | c | ts like in meets |
| Ч | ch | ch like in chair |
| Ш | sh | sh like in shadow |
| Щ | soft sh | sounds like sh but softer |
| Ъ | - | hard sign which is very rare |
| Ы | - | sounds like i in ill |
| Ь | - | soft sign - softens the letter before it |
| Э | e | e like in leg |
| Ю | yoo | u like in universe |
| Я | ya | ya like in yard |
Now, view these letters in following words, and learn the words.
| ЕВРОПА | EUROPE |
| ЛЁД | ICE |
| ЖУРНАЛ | MAGAZINE |
| УЛИЦА | STREET |
| ЦВЕТОК | FLOWER |
| ЧАЙ | TEA |
| ШКОЛА | SCHOOL |
| ЖЕНЩИНА | WOMAN |
| ОБЪЕЗД | DETOUR |
| МУЗЫКА | MUSIC |
| НОЧЬ | NIGHT |
| ЭКОНОМИСТ | ECONOMIST |
| ЮГ | SOUTH |
| ЯБЛОКО | APPLE |
Although Russian words are easier to spell than english words, you will nevertheless need to learn the spelling for each word.
Especialy pay attention to the position of soft sign ('Ь') and don't confuse 'Ы' sign with 'И'.
One other thing you should be aware of is that in printed text Russians often print letter 'E' instead of the letter 'Ё'.
It is assumed that letter 'E' stands for letter 'Ё', and is read just as if 'Ё' is printed.
It might be pretty confusing for a student of the Russian language.
Why they do that I don't have a clue, but it is another reason to learn the spelling of words because 'yo' sounds very differently from 'ye'.
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