Russian Classes: Confusing letters!

March 29 2024

Tatiana Fedyunina

Did you know that the Russian alphabet's 'x' is actually pronounced as the 'h' sound? Similarly, our 'p' is analogous to the English 'r'. Let's examine more of these cases!

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Привет! We’ve already talked about some unique Russian letters, but there are still other ones, which confuse students of Russian. Let’s look at them in more detail.

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