Russian letter: Й й
Despite looking like the Russian vowel И, the letter Й is a consonant.
It sounds like a very short version of И.
Writing
Printed v.1
Й й
Printed v.2
Й й
Printed v.3
Й й
Cursive
Й й
Hand-written
Й й
Pronunciation
Transcription
[ ï ]
How to pronounce
like y in yoga
Pronunciation tips
Practice with syllables
- йо
- йа
- ай
- ой
- ей
- яй
- юй
Words with this letter
With stress marks
йо́га
Cursive / Hand-written
йога
йога
йога
Transcription / Translation
[ yó-ga ]
yoga
yoga
Pronunciation tips
With stress marks
йо́гурт
Cursive / Hand-written
йогурт
йогурт
йогурт
Transcription / Translation
[ yó-gurt ]
yogurt
yogurt
Pronunciation tips
With stress marks
диспле́й
Cursive / Hand-written
дисплей
дисплей
дисплей
Transcription / Translation
[ deesp-léï ]
display
display
Pronunciation tips
Foreign word, Е sounds closer to the original, like Э, Л stays hard.
With stress marks
йод
Cursive / Hand-written
йод
йод
йод
Transcription / Translation
[ ïot / yot ]
iodine
iodine
Pronunciation tips
Д at the end sounds like Т.
Practice with a worksheet
Practice the hand-written Russian letter Й as well as the syllables and words listed above, with this worksheet: download the worksheet.