Russian letter: Г г
The letter Г looks like a gate without one side. It sounds like the English g.
Pay attention to its cursive and handwritten versions where it looks more like the flipped letter s.
Г forms a pair with K and sometimes with another Russian letter that we will learn later - Х.
At the end of a word or followed by a voiceless consonant, Г sounds like K or Х.
Writing
Printed 1
Г г
Printed 2
Г г
Printed 3
Г г
Cursive
Г г
Hand-written 1
Hand-written 2
Г г
Pronunciation
Transcription
[ g ]
How to pronounce
like g in goat
Pronunciation tips
At the end of the word or followed by a voiceless consonant, it sounds like К or Х.
Practice with syllables
- га
- го
- ге
- ги
Words with this letter
With stress marks
год
Cursive / Handwritten
год
год
год
Transcription / Translation
[ got ]
year
year
Pronunciation tips
Д at the end sounds like Т.
With stress marks
гол
Cursive / Handwritten
гол
гол
гол
Transcription / Translation
[ gol ]
goal (in football)
goal (in football)
Pronunciation tips
With stress marks
сапо́г
Cursive / Handwritten
сапог
сапог
сапог
Transcription / Translation
[ sa-pók ]
boot
boot
Pronunciation tips
Г at the end sounds like К.
With stress marks
до́гма
Cursive / Handwritten
догма
догма
догма
Transcription / Translation
[ dóg-ma ]
dogma
dogma
Pronunciation tips
M is a voiced consonant, so Г keeps its original sound.
Practice with a worksheet
Practice the hand-written Russian letter Г as well as the syllables and words listed above, with this worksheet: download the worksheet.