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Russian letter: Щ щ

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The Russian letter Щ looks like the letter Ш but has a little tail at the end. It does not have an equivalent in English and sounds like sh and ch together.

Щ is always soft regardless of the following vowels.

Writing

Printed 1
Щ щ
Printed 2
Щ щ
Printed 3
Щ щ
Cursive
Щ щ
Hand-written 1
blank
Hand-written 2
Щ щ

Pronunciation

As in the alphabet
Actual sound
Transcription
[ shch ]
How to pronounce
like ch and sh together
Pronunciation tips

Practice with syllables

  • ща
  • щи
  • ще
  • що
  • ещ
  • ощ
  • ищ

Palavras com esta letra

Audio
With stress marks
щека́
Cursive / Handwritten
щека
щека
Transcription / Translation
[ shchee-ká ]
cheek
Pronunciation tips

Unstressed Е sounds like И.

Audio
With stress marks
щи
Cursive / Handwritten
щи
щи
Transcription / Translation
[ shchee ]
Russian cabbage soup
Pronunciation tips

Practice with a worksheet

Practice the hand-written Russian letter Щ as well as the syllables and words listed above, with this worksheet: download the worksheet.