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LEARNING THE RUSSIAN ALPHABET
INSTRUCTIONS
You are going to be asked to learn the letters of the Russian
alphabet.
There will be about 5 letters to a page. Once you have finished
learning theletters on one page, continue on and answer the
questions on the following page.
You should work through the letters at your natural pace and you
should notworry about the letters you cannot remember.
You will be taught using the same method you used for
remembering words.
For example
The Russian forF is
Imagine looks like a Fishing Float
Picture this in your minds eye for about 10 seconds.
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THE FIRST SET OF RUSSIAN LETTERS
1. The Russian letter sounds like EE (as in eel)
Imagine that looks like an EEL wriggling.
2. The Russian lettersounds like E (as in EGG)
Imagine looks like the letterE the wrong way around.
3. The Russian letterH sounds like the English letterN
Imagine a HENperched on the bar of an H.
4. The Russian lettery sounds like OO (as the OO sound in
YOU)
Imagine y stands forYOU
5. The Russian letterC sounds like the English letterS
Imagine CS gas.
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What is the English for:
1. C
2. y
3. H
4.
5.
Look back for the answers
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THE NEXT SET OF LETTERS
1. The Russian letter sounds like the letterP
Imagine looks like a PRISON window.
2. The Russian letter sounds like the letterD
Imagine looks like the DELTA of a river.
3. The Russian letterE sounds like YE (as in YELL)
Imagine you YELL every time you see the letterE.
4. The Russian letter sounds like CH (as in CHALK)
Imagine looks like an upside down CHAIR.
5. The Russian letter sounds like an L
Imagine looks like an upside down letterL, with a j in
front.
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What is the English for:
1.
2.
3. E
4.
5.
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THE NEXT SET OF LETTERS
1. The Russian lettersounds like Z
Imagine looks like a ZEBRA on its side, viewed from the back
end.
2. The Russian letterP sounds like an R
Imagine P you feel like a PRAT
3. The Russian letter sounds like YA (as in YAK)
Imagine looks like a YAK on its hind legs.
4. The Russian letter sounds like SH
Imagine looks like the front of a SHOP.
5. The Russian letter sounds like SH-CH (as in WELSH-CHURCH)
Imagine looks like a WELSH CHURCH.
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What is the English for:
1.
2.
3.
4. P
5.
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THE NEXT SET OF LETTERS
1. The Russian letter sounds like B
Imagine looks like a small b
2. The Russian letter sounds like F
Imagine looks like a FISHING FLOAT.
3. The Russian letter sounds like the S (as in treasure)
Imagine looks like the symbol on a TREASURE chest.
4. The Russian letter sounds like a G
Imagine that looks like the GALLOWS.
5. The Russian letter sounds like AY (as in HAY)
Imagine you make HAY with a tool shaped liked. It looks a bit
like a pitch fork!
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What is the English for:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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THE NEXT SET OF LETTERS
1. The Russian letterB sounds like V
Imagine the BEES are Very clever
2. The Russian letter sounds like YAW (as in YAWN)
Imagine looks like an EYAWNING.
3. The Russian letter sounds like YOU
Imagine looks as ifYOU are pushing a rock up a hill.
4. The Russian letter sounds like TS
Imagine looks like the TZARs throne.
5. The Russian letterX sounds like CH (as in the word LOCH)
Imagine X marks the spot where LOCH Lomand is.
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What is the English for:
1. X
2.
3.
4.
5. B
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The following are the same in both languages:
A
O
K
M
T
They spell out:
TOM KAT
Produced by:
Dr Michael M. Gruneberg, Linkword Languages
92 Westport Avenue, Mayals, Swansea, SA3 5EF, UK
E-mail:[email protected]
Telephone:UK: 01792 401134
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