🔁 Confusing Twins: Look Alike, Sound Different
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Some Cyrillic letters look like familiar Latin letters but are pronounced differently:
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- В в: Looks like a B, but sounds like "W" in "Water."
"The German B in Russian is a W and wants to drink water."
В а с с е р
W a s s e r
- В в: Looks like a B, but sounds like "W" in "Water."
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- Н н: Looks like an H, but is pronounced as N.
"The Cyrillic H wants to be nice – it is an N."
Н а з е
N a s e
- Н н: Looks like an H, but is pronounced as N.
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- Р р: Looks like a P, but is rolled like an R.
"The P rolls away and becomes a Russian R."
Р е г е н
R e g e n
- Р р: Looks like a P, but is rolled like an R.
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- С с: Like our C, but pronounced as "S."
"The C sings an Ssssong."
с о н г
S o n g
- С с: Like our C, but pronounced as "S."
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- У у: Looks like a Y, but is pronounced as U as in "you."
"The Cyrillic Y shouts: Uuu!"
У - б о т
U - B o a t
- У у: Looks like a Y, but is pronounced as U as in "you."
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