The
replacement of one vowel by another when preceded by certain consonants often
occurs in Russian. This chart is worth
referring to frequently.
The
arrow ← stands for is replaced by.
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After gutterals г,
к, х |
After sibilants ж,
ч, ш, щ |
After ц |
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ь can never stand |
е, ё are pronounced eh, oh not yeh, yo |
и ←
ы (except in words |
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ы ← и ю ← у я ← а |
ы ← и ю ← у я ← а |
ы (remains) ю ← у я ← а |
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|
unstressed о ← е |
unstressed о ← е |
Note: Although the hard consonants ж and ш are followed by и, they are still pronounced hard, as if they were
followed by ы.
Source: Fayer, Pressman and Pressman, Simplified
Russian Grammar, l957
The Russian Alphabet
– A Memory Aid
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а б в г д е ё Far
above garden, Yenta yawned. ж
з и
йк л м
н о
пр ст
у ф Jazz
in Baikal means no priest too full.
х ц ч ш щ Bach
eats Cheshire borshch. (ъ); (ы); (ь). твёрдый знак; еры; мягкий знак. tvyordy
znak; yerih;
myakhky znak Is
TV your D-snack, Jerry, or my key-snack? э
ю я Eh? You, yonder! |