Ever wondered what д or δ mean? Now you know. This guide gives the common sounds of Greek and Cyrillic letters. Note that IPA symbols like d don't always match the equivalent English letter.
Cyrillic
Аа
A
starve a
Бб
B
build b
Вв
V
vanquish v
some Ukrainian: at end of a word will w
Гг
G/H
glow ɡ
Ukrainian: breathy hand ɦ
Дд
D
drink d
Ее
Ye
set ʲe
Russian: at start of a word and after a vowel yes je
Жж
Zh
treasure ʐ
Ukrainian and Serbo-Croatian: ʒ
Зз
Z
zone z
Ии
I
she i
Ukrainian: sill ɪ
Йй
Y
yes j<span>
Кк
K
kelp k
Лл
L
left l
Мм
M
mend m
Нн
N
nest n
Оо
O
roughly American go
or British caught o
Пп
P
port p
Рр
R
roughly result r
Сс
S
sink s
Тт
T
tan t
Уу
U
moo u
Фф
F
first f
Хх
H/Kh
loch x
Цц
Ts
pizza ts
Чч
Ch
switch tʃ
Шш
Sh
roughly shave ʃ
Russian: roughly shave /ʂ/
Щщ
Shch
long shave ɕ(ː)
Ukranian: shtsh ʃt͡ʃ
Bulgarian: sht ʃt
Ъъ
hard sign
modifies certain letters by adding a y j sound before them
Bulgarian: roughly but /ɤ̞/
Ыы
Ï
roughly sit i
Ьь
soft sign
softens (palatalises ʲ) previous consonant
Ээ
E
editor e
Юю
Yu
youth ju
Яя
Ya
yarn ja
Ґґ
G
Ukrainian: glow g
Ђђ
Dj
Serbo-Croatian: roughly juice dʑ
Ёё
Yo
roughly yoke jo
Єє
Ukrainian Ye
Ukrainian: yes je
Іі
I
Ukrainian: she i
Її
Yi
Ukrainian: yeast ji
Јj
Yi
Serbo-Croatian: yes j
Ѕѕ
Dz
Macedonian: pods dz
Љљ
Ly
Serbo-Croatian: roughly million ʎ
Њњ
Ny
Serbo-Croatian: canyon /ɲ/
Ћћ
Tsh
Serbo-Croatian: chop t͡ɕ
Џџ
Dzh
Serbo-Croatian: roughly jump d͡ʒ
Modern Greek
Αα
A (alpha)
starve ä
Ββ
V (beta)
vanquish v
Γγ
G (gamma)
roughly glow ɣ
Δδ
Dh (delta)
then ð
Εε
E (epsilon)
emblem e
Ζζ
Z (zeta)
zone z
Ηη
I (eta)
she i
Θθ
Th (theta)
thin θ
Ιι
I (iota)
she i
Κκ
K (kappa)
kelp k
Λλ
L (lambda)
left l
Μμ
M (mu)
mend m
Νν
N (nu)
nasty n
Οο
O (omicron)
roughly American go o
or British caught o
Ππ
P (pi)
port p
Ρρ
R (rho)
roughly turn r
Σσς
S (sigma)
ς is used at the end of a word
sink s
Ττ
T (tau)
tan t
Υυ
Y (upsilon)
she i
Φφ
F (phi)
first f
Χχ
Ch (chi)
roughly loch x
Ψψ
Ps (psi)
lapse ps
Ωω
O (omega)
roughly American go
or British caught o