Lesson13. Voiced consonant letters and sounds

This is the thirteenth lesson in the series “Learning to Read Russian. Today you will learn which letters of the Russian alphabet can stand for voiced consonants: б, в, г, д, ж, з, й, л, м, н, р. they sound the same as in the alphabet. The letters б, в, г, д, ж, з can also stand for a deaf consonant; they are called “paired”. Russian letters л, м, н, р, й are always voiced, they are called “unpaired”.

The vocabulary for this lesson:

• бомба, футбол / bomb, football;
• виза, волейбол / visa, volleyball;
• гамбургер, гарантия / hamburger, guarantee;
• директор, доктор / director, doctor;
• джаз, джем / jazz, jam;
• зум, эксклюзив / zoom, exclusive;
• гол, стол, стиль / goal, table, style;
• атом / atom;
• океан, пианино / ocean, piano;
• рыба, сигарета / fish, cigarette;
• музей, гений / museum, genius.