| IPA | Examples | IPA | Examples<ref>Russian makes contrasts between palatalized ("soft") and unpalatalized ("hard") consonants. Palatalized consonants, denoted by a superscript j, ‹ ʲ› , are pronounced with the body of the tongue raised toward the hard palate, in a manner similar to the articulation of the y sound in yes. /j/, /ɕɕ/, /tɕ/, /ʑʑ/ are also considered "soft".</ref> | English equivalents
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| Consonants
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| b
| бок; небо
| bʲ
| белый; воробей
| boot; beautiful
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| d
| дом; деда
| dʲ
| делает; Владимир
| do; dew (for some dialects)
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| f
| фата; выставка;<ref name="voice"/> Чехов;<ref name="devoice"/> шурф
| fʲ
| фея; червь<ref name="devoice"/>
| fool; few
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| ɡ
| говорю; другой
| ɡʲ
| гербарий; ноги
| goo; ague
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| ɣ
| Господь, Господи;<ref name="g2">In some religious words such as Бог and Господь, as well as interjections, ‹г› and ‹к› represent [ɣ] and [x], respectively. When /ɡ/ loses its voicing, it is also lenited (a form of dissimilation) before plosives in some words.</ref> interj. ага, ого<ref name="g2"/>
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| j
| есть; юла; я; толстый <ref>The "soft" vowel letters <е> <ю> and <я> represent a /j/ plus a vowel when initial or following other vowels or a yer. When such vowels are unstressed, the /j/ may be deleted.</ref>
| yes, boy
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| k
| кость; книга; рука; бок
| kʲ
| кишки; короткий
| cool; cute
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| l
| луна; стула ; ствол[]
| lʲ
| лес; колено; мысль
| pill; least
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| m
| мыло; думать; там
| mʲ
| мясо; доме
| moot; mute
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| n
| нос; он
| nʲ
| нёс; они; корень
| noon; newt (for some dialects)
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| p
| пыль; стопа; скрип; зуб<ref name="devoice">Voiced obstruents (/b/, /bʲ/, /d/, /dʲ/ /ɡ/, /v/, /vʲ/, /z/, /zʲ/, /ʐ/, and /ʑʑ/) are devoiced word-finally unless the next word begins with a voiced obstruent []
| pʲ
| пепел; зыбь[]
| pool; pew
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| r
| рыба; широкий; орла; жир
| rʲ
| река; четыре; три; зверь
| trilled r, like in Spanish
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| s
| собака; писать; нос; глаз[]
| sʲ
| синий; здесь; есть; грызть[]
| soup; super (for some dialects)
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| ʂ
| широкий; наш; хороший; муж;<ref name="devoice"/> что
| ɕ|showsymbol=ɕɕ
| щегол; считать; мужчина; вращать []
| shop; fresh cheese, fish show
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| t
| тот; читаю; водка;<ref name="voice">In consonant clusters, the voicing or devoicing is determined by that of the final obstruent in the sequence [][]
| tʲ
| тереть; дитя; грудь[]
| tool; tune (for some dialects)
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| t͡s
| цель; птица; отец
| t͡ɕ
| чай; печень; течь
| tsunami, cats; chip
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| v
| ваш; давать; его<ref name="g">Intervocalic <г> can represent /v/ in certain words and affixes</ref>
| vʲ
| вести; человек
| voodoo; view
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| x
| ходить; ухо; Бог<ref name="g2"/>
| xʲ
| хина; лёгкий<ref name="voice"/><ref name="g2"/>
| bach; huge (for some dialects).</ref>
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| z
| заезжать; язык
| zʲ
| зелёный; озеро; просьба;<ref name="voice"/>
| zoo; azure (for some dialects)
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| ʐ
| жест; тяжёлый
| ʑ|showsymbol=ʑʑ
| дрожжи; заезжать[]
| rouge; asia
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