Lesson 9. Consonant letters and sounds

In this lesson, you will repeat vowel letters and sounds and learn all the consonant letters. The Russian alphabet has 10 vowel letters, 21 consonant letters, and 2 signs. Vowel letters: а, о, у, ы, э, я, ё, ю, и, е. Consonants: б, в, г, д, ж, з, й, к, л, м, н, п, р, с, т, ф, х, ц, ч, ш, щ. Signs: ь (soft sign), ъ (hard sign).

The vocabulary for this lesson:

• гласные буквы / vowels;
• согласные буквы / consonants;
• мягкий знак / soft sign;
• твердый знак / hard sign.