The 6 Russian Vowels That Make Russian Sound Russian — Е Ё Ю Я И Ы | Russian Alphabet #4

Russian Alphabet ➔ Lesson #4 Russian has 10 vowels — and 6 of them are what give the language its unmistakable sound. In this lesson you'll meet Е, Ё, Ю, Я, И, Ы, learn the 'y'-glide rule that flips four of them at the start of a word vs. after a consonant, and read 8 new words and 8 sentences out loud. By the end you'll recognise 23 Russian letters — well past two-thirds of the alphabet. 📍 Chapters: 0:00 Russian's 10 vowels — and the 6 you'll learn today 0:36 The Y-glide rule: Е Ё Ю Я change at the start of a word 1:17 Е — looks like E, sounds like 'ye' 1:47 Ё — E with two dots, sounds like 'yo' 2:19 Ю — looks like IO, sounds like 'you' 2:50 Я — backwards R, sounds like 'ya' 3:21 И — backwards N, sounds like 'ee' 3:49 Ы — no English equivalent, deeper than 'i' 4:28 Read whole words: меню, время, земля, берёза… 4:51 …and: звёзды, видели, любимые, Елизавета 5:16 Your first sentences with vowel power 6:23 What's next: hissing sounds 🗣️ Words & sentences you'll be able to read: — меню (menu) · время (time) · земля (earth) · берёза (birch tree) · звёзды (stars) · видели (saw) · любимые (favorite) · Елизавета (Elizabeth) — Я тебя люблю. (I love you.) — Я не понимаю. (I don't understand.) — Мы видели её сына. (We saw her son.) — Ты принёс мёд? (Did you bring honey?) — Дети едят рыбу. (The children are eating fish.) — Время идёт вперёд. (Time moves forward.) — Мои любимые берёзы. (My favorite birch trees.) — Какие красивые звёзды! (What beautiful stars!) After this lesson you'll have 23 of the 33 Russian letters under your belt — including every vowel except Э. The remaining lessons are mostly the hissing letters (Ж Ш Щ Ч Ц) and the silent signs. 🔔 Subscribe to @EasyRussianDaily for one short, beginner-friendly Russian lesson at a time. 🌐 Free quizzes & flashcards: https://learnrussianfree.com/alphabet/ #LearnRussian #RussianAlphabet #CyrillicForBeginners #LearnCyrillic #RussianForBeginners