Russian letter: Ц ц
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
Hand-written 2
Ц ц
Pronunciation
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
With stress marks
цент
Cursive / Handwritten
цент
цент
цент
Transcription / Translation
[ tsent ]
cent
cent
Pronunciation tips
With stress marks
лицо́
Cursive / Handwritten
лицо
лицо
лицо
Transcription / Translation
[ lee-tsó ]
face
face
Pronunciation tips
With stress marks
лжец
Cursive / Handwritten
лжец
лжец
лжец
Transcription / Translation
[ lzhyets ]
lier
lier
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.
“цо” was pronounced “a” in the example – by accident?
Hello David,
Yes, it’s an accident. Thank you for noticing and letting us know, it’s corrected.