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а	------	a [as in Italian].
б	------	b
в	------	v
г	------	g
д	------	d
(дь	------	dy)
е	------	ye or e [e as in Italian]
ж	------	ž [s in leisure].
з	------	z
и, і	------	as in Italian: but short.
й	------	y or ï.
к	------	k
л	------	l
(ль	------	l’)
м	------	m
н	------	n
(нь	------	ń) [ñ Spanish, or gn Italian].
о	------	o [always short].
п	------	p
р	------	r
рь	------	ŕ
с	------	s
(сь	------	ś) [s in sibilant].
(т	------	t’) [ty in don't-yer know].
у	------	u [as in Italian].
ф, θ	------	f
х	------	kh [German ch].
ц	------	ts
ч	------	č [ch in Church]
ш	------	š [sh in shall]
щ	------	šč [like shch in fresh-cheese]
ь	------	mute [when sounded in Old Russian = ə or e in German Rose
ы	------	y [i in will]
ь	------	[mute]
ѣ	------	ĕ [ye in yes]
э	------	e [e in ell]
ю	------	yu ['u' in 'use' but shorter]

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