Russian letter: И и
To memorize the Russian letter И, think about it as the flipped English N.
Here is a mnemonic that can help: Russian И by itself means and, and N in English sometimes serves as a shortened version of and (like in rock-n-roll).
Pay attention that in hand writing, the И looks more like the English U.
Writing
Printed v.1
И и
Printed v.2
И и
Printed v.3
И и
Cursive
И и
Hand-written
И и
Pronunciation
Transcription
[ ee ]
How to pronounce
like ee in free
Pronunciation tips
When И follows a consonant, the consonant becomes soft.
Practice with syllables
- ми
- ти
- си
- ки
Words with this letter
With stress marks
кит
Cursive / Hand-written
кит
кит
кит
Transcription / Translation
[ keet ]
whale
whale
Pronunciation tips
Practice with a worksheet
Practice the hand-written Russian letter И as well as the syllables and words listed above, with this worksheet: download the worksheet.