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The best way to start learning Cyrillic is with the letters that already look and sound familiar to an English speaker. These "true friends" will give you an immediate sense of confidence and allow you to start reading simple words right away.
These letters look like Latin letters and represent the same (or very similar) sounds:
| Letter | Name | Sound | Latin Equivalent | Example Word |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| А а | а (ah) | "ah" as in "father" | A | автобус (avtobus) — bus |
| Е е | е (ye) | "ye" as in "yet" | — | есть (yest') — to eat |
| К к | ка (ka) | "k" as in "kite" | K | кот (kot) — cat |
| М м | эм (em) | "m" as in "map" | M | мама (mama) — mum |
| О о | о (o) | "o" as in "bore" | O | он (on) — he |
| Т т | тэ (te) | "t" as in "top" | T | там (tam) — there |
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