Russian Pod 101

Russian letter: А a

Same look, same sound Order in the alphabet: 1

The Russian letter А looks and sounds the same in English, so it is very easy to remember.

Writing

Printed 1
А a
Printed 2
А a
Printed 3
А a
Cursive
А a
Hand-written 1
blank
Hand-written 2
А a

Pronunciation

As in the alphabet
Actual sound
Transcription
[ a ]
How to pronounce
like a in far
Pronunciation tips

А is always pronounced the same way.

Before we start practicing, let's learn a few more letters.