Questions tagged [буквы]
Questions about individual letters of the alphabet
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Why does italic 'т' look like 'm'
The Cyrillic letter 'т', when italicized, looks like a Latin 'm'. This is illustrated in the image below. The first row is the Cyrillic letter 'т', the second is the Cyrillic letter 'м', and the third ...
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Why is the letter "г" in some Russian words pronounced [v]?
We all agree that the letter г in Russian is equivalent to g in English. But why is the letter г in some Russian words pronounced [v]?
For example:
сегодня = pronounced as if it is written: севодня
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What Russian letter is this?
Is the 4th letter a valid russian character?
When I copy the above word it is automatically converted to "сведения".
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What's the meaning of "б" on its own?
The song Подмосковные вечера a "б" used on its own:
Если б знали вы, как мне дороги
What does this mean?
Thank you in advance.
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What are these Russian characters that aren't in the alphabet in my learning material?
I have this comic book in Russian that uses characters I don't know from my Russian learning materials.
Please see my image. There are:
small m
и with line on top
g
mirrored s
Which 'standard' ...
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Is there a word that starts with "ы"?
I remember from my school years that there is no such thing as a word that starts with 'ы'. Is this true? If so, is there something fundamental that prevents this from happening? If no, can anybody ...
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How common is angle-shaped Л in modern Russian?
How common is drawing Л the way similar to Greek letter Λ in modern Russian?
Does it vary depending on region?
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