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Russian letter: Ц ц

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The letter Ц does not look like anything you know and sounds like ts in its.

Ц is always hard, i.e. it does not get softened by following vowels.

Writing

Printed 1
Ц ц
Printed 2
Ц ц
Printed 3
Ц ц
Cursive
Ц ц
Hand-written 1
blank
Hand-written 2
Ц ц

Pronunciation

As in the alphabet
Actual sound
Transcription
[ ts ]
How to pronounce
like ts in its
Pronunciation tips

Practice with syllables

  • ца
  • цо
  • це
  • ци
  • ац
  • ец
  • оц

Words with this letter

Audio
With stress marks
цент
Cursive / Handwritten
цент
цент
Transcription / Translation
[ tsent ]
cent
Pronunciation tips
Audio
With stress marks
лицо́
Cursive / Handwritten
лицо
лицо
Transcription / Translation
[ lee-tsó ]
face
Pronunciation tips
Audio
With stress marks
лжец
Cursive / Handwritten
лжец
лжец
Transcription / Translation
[ lzhyets ]
lier
Pronunciation tips
Audio
With stress marks
абза́ц
Cursive / Handwritten
абзац
абзац
Transcription / Translation
[ ab-záts ]
paragraph
Pronunciation tips

Practice with a worksheet

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