This is a quick cheat sheet for the sounds found in Russian.
There are at least 3 i sounds in Russian. In terms of all possible i sounds, there is the basic most common i sound, the secondary i sound, and the tertiary i sound, as well as long and nasal forms of each.
| i | i | Like "ee" sound. | i |
| I | I | Like "ih" in "pit". | ɪ |
| i5 | i$ | German i sound. | y ɨ ʏ |
There are at least 2 e sounds in Russian. In terms of all possible e sounds, there is the basic most common e sound, the secondary e sound, and the tertiary e sound, as well as long and nasal forms of each.
| e | e | Like "day" sound. | e |
| E | E | Like "eh" in "pet". | ɛ |
There are at least 2 a sounds in Russian. In terms of all possible a sounds, there is the basic most common a sound, the secondary a sound, and the tertiary a sound, as well as long and nasal forms of each.
| a | a | Like "ah" in father sound. | a ɑ ä |
| A | A | Like "cat" or "mat" a sound. | æ |
There are at least 2 o sounds in Russian. In terms of all possible o sounds, there is the basic most common o sound, the secondary o sound, and the tertiary o sound, as well as long and nasal forms of each.
| o | o | Like "oh" sound. | o |
| O | O | Like "uuh" in "book" sound. | ʊ ɯ |
There are at least 2 u sounds in Russian. In terms of all possible u sounds, there is the basic most common u sound, the secondary u sound, and the tertiary u sound, as well as long and nasal forms of each.
| u | u | Like "oo" in "you" sound. | u |
| U | U | Like "uh" in "up" sound. | ə ɞ ɐ ɘ ʌ |
There are at least 2 m sounds in Russian. Notice the English m and mm have a similar shape.
| m | m | Regular m | m |
| m3 | my~ | Palatalized m | mʲ |
There are at least 2 n sounds in Russian. Notice the English n and nn have a similar shape.
| n | n | Regular n | n |
| n3 | ny~ | Palatalized n | nʲ |
There is at least 1 g sound in Russian.
| g | g | Regular g | ɡ ɢ |
There are at least 2 d sounds in Russian. Notice the English d and dd have a similar shape.
| d | d | Regular d | d |
| d5 | dy~ | Palatalized d | dʲ |
There are at least 2 b sounds in Russian. Notice the English b and bb have a similar shape.
| b | b | Regular b | b |
| b5 | by~ | Palatalized b | bʲ |
There is at least 1 p sound in Russian.
| p | p | Regular p | p |
There are at least 2 t sounds in Russian.
| t | t | Regular t | t |
| t5 | ty~ | Palatalized t | tʲ |
There are at least 2 k sounds in Russian.
| k | k | Regular k | k |
| k3 | ky~ | Palatalized k | kʲ |
There is at least 1 y sound in Russian. Notice the English y and yy have a similar shape, although the Tone yy is like a Tone OO with a tail.
| y | y | Regular y | j |
There is at least 1 sh sound in Russian.
| x4 | X | Retroflex sh | ʂ |
There is at least 1 v sound in Russian.
| v | v | Regular v | v |
There is at least 1 f sound in Russian.
| f | f | Regular f | f |
There are at least 2 s sounds in Russian.
| s | s | Regular s | s |
| s3 | sy~ | Palatalized s | sʲ |
There is at least 1 z sound in Russian.
| z | z | Regular z | z |
There is at least 1 j sound in Russian.
| j4 | J | Retroflex j | ʐ |
There is at least 1 r sound in Russian.
| G | G | Velar r like the French r sound | ɣ ʁ |
There is at least 1 ch sound in Russian.
| tx5 | txy~ | Palatalized ch sound (Used in Chinese, for example) | tɕ |