International Phonetic Alphabet for Russian - IPA Chart

On this page, you will find charts with all Russian consonant and vowel sounds.

You will find one Russian word for each sound in the beginning, middle, and end of a word.

You can choose one of the two phonetic transcription systems:

  1. International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
  2. transcription with Cyrillic letters

The consonants are shown in pairs: first a hard consonant, and then a soft (palatalized) consonant.

Consonants in Russian

Phonetic transcription

IPA Cyrillic At the beginning of a word In the middle of a word At the end of a word
[b] б
[bˈɨlə]
[бы́лʌ]
[rɐbˈotə]
[рʌбо́тʌ]
-
[bʲ] б'
[bʲˈelᵻj]
[б'э́лыэj]
[sʲɪbʲˈe]
[с'иеб'э́]
-
[v] в
[vˈɨ]
[вы́]
[snˈovə]
[сно́вʌ]
-
[vʲ] в'
[vʲˈetʲ]
[в'э́т']
[t͡ɕɪlɐvʲˈek]
[чьлʌв'э́к]
-
[ɡ] г
[ɡˈoləs]
[го́лъс]
[mnˈoɡə]
[мно́гʌ]
-
[ɡʲ] г'
[ɡʲɪrˈoj]
[г'иеро́j]
[drʊɡʲˈijə]
[друг'и́jъ]
-
[γ] γ
[γˈospədʲɪ]
[γо́спъд'ь]
[ɐγˈa]
[ʌγа́]
-
[d] д
[dˈaʐᵻ]
[да́жыэ]
[kʊdˈa]
[куда́]
-
[dʲ] д'
[dʲˈelə]
[д'э́лʌ]
[bˈudʲɪt]
[бу́д'ьт]
-
[ʐ] ж
[ʐˈɨtʲ]
[жы́т']
[tˈoʐᵻ]
[то́жыэ]
-
[ʑː] ж' -
[vˈoʑːɪ]
[во́ж'ːь]
-
[z] з
[zɐt͡ɕˈem]
[зʌчэ́м]
[skɐzˈatʲ]
[скʌза́т']
-
[zʲ] з'
[zʲɪmlʲˈæ]
[з'иемл'а́]
[drʊzʲˈej]
[друз'э́j]
-
[j] j
[jɪvˈo]
[jиево́]
[tɐkˈojə]
[тʌко́jъ]
[kɐtˈorᵻj]
[кʌто́рыэj]
[k] к
[kɐɡdˈa]
[кʌгда́]
[pɐkˈa]
[пʌка́]
[tˈak]
[та́к]
[kʲ] к'
[kʲɪnˈo]
[к'иено́]
[rʊkʲˈe]
[рук'э́]
-
[l] л
[lˈadnə]
[ла́днʌ]
[dʲˈelətʲ]
[д'э́лът']
[bˈɨl]
[бы́л]
[lʲ] л'
[lʲˈʉdʲɪ]
[л'у́д'ь]
[bˈolʲɪjə]
[бо́л'ьjъ]
[vdˈolʲ]
[вдо́л']
[m] м
[mˈɨ]
[мы́]
[prʲˈæmə]
[пр'а́мʌ]
[tˈam]
[та́м]
[mʲ] м'
[mʲˈestə]
[м'э́стʌ]
[vrʲˈemʲə]
[вр'э́м'ъ]
[sʲˈemʲ]
[с'э́м']
[n] н
[nˈadə]
[на́дʌ]
[ɐnˈo]
[ʌно́]
[ɐdʲˈin]
[ʌд'и́н]
[nʲ] н'
[nʲˈet]
[н'э́т]
[pˈonʲɪl]
[по́н'ьл]
[ˈot͡ɕɪnʲ]
[о́чьн']
[p] п
[pˈusʲtʲ]
[пу́с'т']
[ʊpˈal]
[упа́л]
[sˈup]
[су́п]
[pʲ] п'
[pʲˈervᵻj]
[п'э́рвыэj]
[ɐpʲˈætʲ]
[ʌп'а́т']
[t͡sˈɛpʲ]
[цэ́п']
[r] р
[rʊkˈa]
[рука́]
[xərɐʂˈo]
[хърʌшо́]
[mʲˈir]
[м'и́р]
[rʲ] р'
[rʲˈædəm]
[р'а́дъм]
[fpʲɪrʲˈɵt]
[фп'иер'о́т]
[tʲɪpʲˈerʲ]
[т'иеп'э́р']
[s] с
[sɐbˈoj]
[сʌбо́j]
[ɡˈoləsəm]
[го́лъсъм]
[nˈas]
[на́с]
[sʲ] с'
[sʲɪbʲˈæ]
[с'иеб'а́]
[dʲˈesʲɪtʲ]
[д'э́с'ьт']
[vʲˈesʲ]
[в'э́с']
[t] т
[tˈɨ]
[ты́]
[ˈɛtəvə]
[э́тъвʌ]
[vˈot]
[во́т]
[tʲ] т'
[tʲɪbʲˈæ]
[т'иеб'а́]
[ˈɛtʲɪx]
[э́т'ьх]
[bˈɨtʲ]
[бы́т']
[f] ф
[fˈakt]
[фа́кт]
[tʲɪlʲɪfˈon]
[т'ьл'иефо́н]
[t͡ɕɪsˈof]
[чиесо́ф]
[fʲ] ф'
[fʲˈilʲm]
[ф'и́л'м]
[kˈofʲɪ]
[ко́ф'ь]
[vnˈofʲ]
[вно́ф']
[x] х
[xɐtʲˈæ]
[хʌт'а́]
[tʲˈixə]
[т'и́хʌ]
[svɐˈix]
[свʌи́х]
[xʲ] х'
[xʲˈitrə]
[х'и́трʌ]
[slˈuxʲɪ]
[слу́х'ь]
-
[t͡s] ц
[t͡sˈɛlʲ]
[цэ́л']
[lʲɪt͡sˈo]
[л'иецо́]
[ɐtʲˈet͡s]
[ʌт'э́ц]
[t͡ɕ] ч
[t͡ɕɪvˈo]
[чиево́]
[nʲɪt͡ɕɪvˈo]
[н'ьчиево́]
[nˈot͡ɕ]
[но́ч]
[ʂ] ш
[ʂˈol]
[шо́л]
[pɐʂˈol]
[пʌшо́л]
[nˈaʂ]
[на́ш]
[ɕː] ш'
[ɕːˈɵkʲɪ]
[ш'ːо́к'ь]
[jɪɕːˈɵ]
[jиеш'ːо́]
[vʲˈeɕː]
[в'э́ш'ː]

Stressed vowels in Russian

Phonetic transcription

IPA Cyrillic At the beginning of a word In the middle of a word At the end of a word
[a] а
[ˈadrʲɪs]
[а́др'ьс]
[srˈazʊ]
[сра́зу]
[bᵻlˈa]
[быэла́]
[æ] а -
[vzʲˈæl]
[вз'а́л]
[mʲɪnʲˈæ]
[м'иен'а́]
[ɛ] э
[ˈɛtə]
[э́тʌ]
[t͡sˈɛlʲɪ]
[цэ́л'ь]
[kɐnt͡sˈɛ]
[кʌнцэ́]
[e] э -
[t͡ɕˈem]
[чэ́м]
[ɡdʲˈe]
[гд'э́]
[ɨ] ы
[ˈɨ]
[ы́]
[bˈɨstrə]
[бы́стрʌ]
[dɐlʐnˈɨ]
[дʌлжны́]
[i] и
[ˈimʲə]
[и́м'ъ]
[sprɐsʲˈil]
[спрʌс'и́л]
[trʲˈi]
[тр'и́]
[o] о
[ˈon]
[о́н]
[bˈolʲʂᵻ]
[бо́л'шыэ]
[ʂtˈo]
[што́]
[ɵ] о -
[ʐᵻvʲˈɵt]
[жыэв'о́т]
[fsʲˈɵ]
[фс'о́]
[u] у
[ˈulʲɪt͡sə]
[у́л'ьцʌ]
[drˈuk]
[дру́к]
[mɐɡˈu]
[мʌгу́]
[ʉ] у -
[lʲˈʉbʲɪt]
[л'у́б'ьт]
[fsʲˈʉ]
[фс'у́]

Unstressed vowels in Russian

Phonetic transcription

IPA Cyrillic At the beginning of a word In the middle of a word At the end of a word
[ɐ] ʌ
[ɐnʲˈi]
[ʌн'и́]
[kɐkˈoj]
[кʌко́j]
-
[ə] ъ, ʌ -
[dˈuməl]
[ду́мъл]
[tˈolʲkə]
[то́л'кʌ]
[o] о - -
[rˈadʲɪo]
[ра́д'ьo]
[ɪ] ие, ь
[ɪdʲˈɵt]
ед'о́т]
[nʲɪktˈo]
[н'иекто́]
[jˈeslʲɪ]
[jэ́сл'ь]
[ɨ] ыэ -
[mˈoʐɨt]
[мо́жыэт]
[ʂtˈobɨ]
[што́быэ]
[ʊ] у
[ʊʂˈol]
[ушо́л]
[mˈoɡʊt]
[мо́гут]
[ˈɛtʊ]
[э́ту]
[ʉ] у -
[lʲʉbʲˈil]
[л'уб'и́л]
[znˈajʉ]
[зна́jу]

Footnotes for the IPA chart

Please note the difference in phonetic transcription written with International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) symbols and with Cyrillic letters. In the case of IPA, the sign "ˈ" before vowel sounds means that the next vowel should be stressed. In the case of transcription with Cyrillic letters, another sign "'" (which looks very similar) after consonant sounds means that the previous sound should be soft (in IPA the sign "ʲ" is used for that purpose).