Russian letter: У у
We continue with tricky Russian letters: the letter У looks like the English Y but sounds like OO in food.
Writing
Printed v.1
У у
Printed v.2
У у
Printed v.3
У у
Cursive
У у
Hand-written
У у
Pronunciation
Transcription
[ u ]
How to pronounce
like oo in food
Pronunciation tips
Practice with syllables
- бу
- ву
- ду
- жу
- зу
- ру
- лу
- ну
- уп
- фу
- шу
Words with this letter
With stress marks
уро́к
Cursive / Hand-written
урок
урок
урок
Transcription / Translation
[ u-rók ]
lesson
lesson
Pronunciation tips
With stress marks
жук
Cursive / Hand-written
жук
жук
жук
Transcription / Translation
[ zhuk ]
beetle
beetle
Pronunciation tips
With stress marks
футбо́л
Cursive / Hand-written
футбол
футбол
футбол
Transcription / Translation
[ fud-ból ]
football
football
Pronunciation tips
Т followed by voiced Б sounds like Д.
Practice with a worksheet
Practice the hand-written Russian letter У as well as the syllables and words listed above, with this worksheet: download the worksheet.
book in english is not pronounced “oo” like in food. the example is incorrect.
Hello Stephen,
Thanks for your message, the error is corrected.