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You can read Russian

Here are some Russian words and their English equivalents. Not all Russian words are as easy as these (these words are mostly cognates). But, as you can see, most of the alphabet can be learned rather quickly.


Russian:

English:

aтом atom
томат tomato
танк tank
нос nose
доктор doctor
да yes (da)
нет no (nyet)
турк Turk
нота note
Небраска Nebraska
туалет bathroom (toilet)
Америка America
радио radio
папа papa
Лондон London
Калифорния California
факт fact

For a web-tutorial on the Russian alphabet, including sound files, try this web site.

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