Cyrillic is an alphabet. Some letters feel familiar, while others look familiar but make a different sound. Start with one useful word, then see how its sounds and shapes connect to what you already know.
You don't need to memorize a chart first.
One useful word can be the doorway into an entire writing system.Привет
privet
Notice the system
Cyrillic is an alphabet. Some letters feel familiar, while others look familiar but make a different sound.
The letter в sounds like “v,” even though its shape may remind you of an English B.
Both are alphabets written left-to-right, and several uppercase letters already look familiar.
Some lookalikes are false friends: В is v, Р is r, and С is s.
Begin with the familiar allies, then deliberately relearn the deceptive shapes.
Make it stick
Which Cyrillic letter makes the “v” sound?
Choose a new script and start again with one useful word.
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