Russian letter: Д д
The Russian letter Д looks like nothing you are familiar with but sounds like the English D.
Д and Т form a pair of very similar sounds where Д is a voiced consonant and Т is a voiceless one.
If Д is at the end of a word or followed by any voiceless consonant, it tends to sound like Т.
On the other hand, if Т is followed by a voiced consonant, it tends to sound like Д.
Pay attention that the lowercase hand written д looks like the English g.
Writing
Printed v.1
Д д
Printed v.2
Д д
Printed v.3
Д д
Cursive
Д д
Hand-written
Д д
Pronunciation
Transcription
[ d ]
How to pronounce
like English d
Pronunciation tips
When at the end of a word or followed by a voiceless consonant, Д sounds more like T.
Practice with syllables
- да
- до
- де
- ди
Words with this letter
With stress marks
да
Cursive / Hand-written
да
да
да
Transcription / Translation
[ da ]
yes
yes
Pronunciation tips
With stress marks
да́та
Cursive / Hand-written
дата
дата
дата
Transcription / Translation
[ dá-ta ]
date, data
date, data
Pronunciation tips
With stress marks
мо́да
Cursive / Hand-written
мода
мода
мода
Transcription / Translation
[ mó-da ]
fashion
fashion
Pronunciation tips
With stress marks
со́да
Cursive / Hand-written
сода
сода
сода
Transcription / Translation
[ só-da ]
baking soda
baking soda
Pronunciation tips
With stress marks
сад
Cursive / Hand-written
сад
сад
сад
Transcription / Translation
[ sat ]
garden
garden
Pronunciation tips
Д at the end sounds like Т.
With stress marks
де́ти
Cursive / Hand-written
дети
дети
дети
Transcription / Translation
[ dyé-tee ]
children
children
Pronunciation tips
Practice with a worksheet
Practice the hand-written Russian letter Д as well as the syllables and words listed above, with this worksheet: download the worksheet.