What is the Little B in Russian?

Б б - Pronounced like the "b" in "bat". (Equivalent to the english letter "b").
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What does the small b mean in Russian?

Be (Б б italics: Б б) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. It commonly represents the voiced bilabial plosive /b/, like the English pronunciation of ⟨b⟩ in "ball". It should not be confused with the Cyrillic letter Ve (В в), which is shaped like Latin capital letter B but represents the voiced labiodental fricative /v/.
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What letter is ь?

The soft sign (Ь, ь, italics Ь, ь) also known as the front yer, front jer, or er malak (lit. "small er") is a letter of the Cyrillic script. In Old Church Slavonic, it represented a short (or "reduced") front vowel.
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What is b in Cyrillic?

Letter. Б • (B) (lower case б) The second letter of the Bashkir alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
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What is the B alphabet?

B, or b, is the second letter of the Latin-script alphabet. Its name in English is bee (pronounced /ˈbiː/), plural bees. It represents the voiced bilabial stop in many languages, including English. In some other languages, it is used to represent other bilabial consonants.
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How do you pronounce ь?

The letter "ь" does not have any sound itself. It softens the letter before it. So "ь" does not have any sound, but modifies the sound of other letters. For example the words "есть" (to eat) and "ест" (he/she eats) sound different thanks to "ь".
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What is ь and ъ?

Today, both the Hard sign (Ъ) and the Soft sign (Ь) are used to separate a consonant and a vowel (mostly Я, Ё, Е, Ю), only the Hard sign (Ъ) separates a Hard consonant and a vowel, and the Soft sign (Ь) separates a Soft consonant and a vowel. In some other languages, a similar function is given to an apostrophe.
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How do you pronounce Щ?

Although Russian words with 'щ' are transcribed as “shch” or “sch” (e.g. борщ = borsch), the pronounciation is [ɕː] nowadays. It is basically a long, palatalized version of English's “sh” as in “ship.” In the Polish language, this sound is still “shch”, transcribed as [ʂt͡ʂ] in IPA and written as 'szcz. '
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What is this д?

д • (d) (lower case, upper case Д) The sixth letter of the Bashkir alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
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How is й pronounced?

When reading Russian words, the letter Й sounds similar to "y" in "yellow" if it's the first letter in a word (йога, йод). If the letter Й is in the end of a word it sounds like "y" in "may" (мой, другой). In addition, the letter Й is considered to be a consonant. However, ic can sometimes be called a semivowel.
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What sound does Ф make?

П п - Pronounced like the "p" in "pot". (Equivalent to the english letter "p"). Ф ф - Pronounced like the "f" in "fat". (Equivalent to the english letter "f").
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What is ы called?

ы • (y) (lower case, upper case Ы) The twenty-ninth letter of the Russian Cyrillic alphabet. Its name is ы (y) or еры́ (jerý) (obsolete), pronounced as [ɨ] (close central unrounded vowel) - it is a vowel that is somewhat like the i in bill with the tongue retracted.
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Do Russian letters have names?

All letters have traditional names. As we have already mentioned, Russian letters may denote several sounds, i.e. have several meanings. Among all meanings of the letters, we distinguish between essential and secondary meanings.
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What letter is Ф?

Ef or Fe (Ф ф; italics: Ф ф) is a Cyrillic letter, commonly representing the voiceless labiodental fricative /f/, like the pronunciation of ⟨f⟩ in "fill, flee, or fall". The Cyrillic letter Ef is romanized as ⟨f⟩. In some languages it is known as Fe.
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What does ы mean in Russian?

Often the Russian vowel Ы is one of the hardest Russian letters for native English speakers to pronounce. This is because Ы simply has no equivalent in the English language.
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Is it hard to learn Russian?

Russian is widely believed to be one of the most difficult languages to learn. This is mostly true, if you have no knowledge of other Slavic languages (e.g. Bulgarian or Czech). The grammar rules in Russian are very complex and have numerous exceptions.
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Is Cyrillic Russian?

Yes, it's Russian, but Russian isn't the only language to use this script. This script is called Cyrillic, and is used in many Slavic and Turkic languages. The most widely spoken languages that use Cyrillic script are: Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Belarusian, Czech, Kazakh, Kirghiz, and Macedonian.
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What does ye mean in Russian?

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Following a consonant, Ye indicates that the consonant is palatalized, and represents the vowel /e/ (phonetically [e] or [ɛ]), like the pronunciation of ⟨e⟩ in "yes".
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What is Z Russian?

The "Z" symbol is used instead of the equivalent Cyrillic letter З (Ze) used in the Russian alphabet, which has been described as peculiar, considering the symbol's later association with Russian nationalism. The invasion has acquired the nickname "Operation Z", derived from the "Z" symbol. Photo. Symbol (image)
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