Russian
letter
|
Romanization
|
Special provision
|
Examples
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| А (а) |
A (a) |
None
|
Азов = Azov
Тамбов = Tambov
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| Б (б) |
B (b) |
None
|
Барнаул = Barnaul
Кубань = Kubanʼ
|
| В (в) |
V (v) |
None
|
Владимир = Vladimir
Ульяновск = Ulʼyanovsk
|
| Г (г) |
G (g) |
None
|
Грозный = Groznyy
Волгодонск = Volgodonsk
|
| Д (д) |
D (d) |
None
|
Дзержинский = Dzerzhinskiy
Нелидово = Nelidovo
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| Е (е) |
Ye (ye)
|
- Word-initially;
- after vowels;
- after й;
- after ь;
- after ъ.
|
- Елизово = Yelizovo
- Чапаевск = Chapayevsk;
- Мейеровка = Meyyerovka;
- Юрьев = Yurʼyev;
- Объезд = Obˮyezd.
|
| E (e) |
All other cases
|
Белкино = Belkino
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| Ё (ё) |
Yë (yë)
|
- Word-initially;
- after vowels;
- after й;
- after ь;
- after ъ.
|
- Ёдва = Yëdva;
- Змииёвка = Zmiiyëvka;
- Айёган = Ayyëgan;
- Воробьёво = Vorobʼyëvo;
- Кебанъёль = Kebanˮyëlʼ.
|
| Ë (ë) |
All other cases
|
Озёрный = Ozërnyy
|
| Ж (ж) |
Zh (zh) |
None
|
Жуков = Zhukov
Лужники = Luzhniki
|
| З (з) |
Z (z) |
None
|
Звенигород = Zvenigorod
Вязьма = Vyazʼma
|
| И (и) |
I (i) |
None
|
Иркутск = Irkutsk
Апатиты = Apatity
|
| Й (й) |
Y· (y·)
|
Before а, у, ы, or э. Used primarily for romanization of non-Russian-language names from Russian spelling. The use of this digraph is optional.
|
Тыайа = Ty·ay·a
Сайылык = Say·ylyk
Ойусардах = Oy·usardakh
|
| Y (y) |
All other cases
|
Йошкар-Ола = Yoshkar-Ola
Бийск = Biysk
|
| К (к) |
K (k) |
None
|
Киров = Kirov
Енисейск = Yeniseysk
|
| Л (л) |
L (l) |
None
|
Ломоносов = Lomonosov
Нелидово = Nelidovo
|
| М (м) |
M (m) |
None
|
Менделеев = Mendeleyev
Каменка = Kamenka
|
| Н (н) |
N (n) |
None
|
Новосибирск = Novosibirsk
Кандалакша = Kandalaksha
|
| О (о) |
O (o) |
None
|
Омск = Omsk
Красноярск = Krasnoyarsk
|
| П (п) |
P (p) |
None
|
Петрозаводск = Petrozavodsk
Серпухов = Serpukhov
|
| Р (р) |
R (r) |
None
|
Ростов = Rostov
Северобайкальск = Severobaykalʼsk
|
| С (с) |
S (s) |
None
|
Сковородино = Skovorodino
Чайковский = Chaykovskiy
|
| Т (т) |
T (t) |
None
|
Тамбов = Tambov
Мытищи = Mytishchi
|
| У (у) |
U (u) |
None
|
Углич = Uglich
Дудинка = Dudinka
|
| Ф (ф) |
F (f) |
None
|
Фурманов = Furmanov
Уфа = Ufa
|
| Х (х) |
Kh (kh) |
None
|
Хабаровск = Khabarovsk
Прохладный = Prokhladnyy
|
| Ц (ц) |
Ts (ts) |
None
|
Цимлянск = Tsimlyansk
Елец = Yelets
|
| Ч (ч) |
Ch (ch) |
None
|
Чебоксары = Cheboksary
Печора = Pechora
|
| Ш (ш) |
Sh (sh) |
None
|
Шахтёрск = Shakhtërsk
Мышкин = Myshkin
|
| Щ (щ) |
Shch (shch) |
None
|
Щёлково = Shchëlkovo
Ртищево = Rtishchevo
|
| Ъ (ъ) |
ˮ |
This letter does not occur at the beginning of a word.
|
Куыркъявр = Ku·yrkˮyavr
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| Ы (ы) |
Y· (y·)
|
Before а, у, ы, or э. Used primarily for romanization of non-Russian-language names from Russian spelling. The use of this digraph is optional.
|
Ыгыатта = Ygy·atta
Тыайа = Ty·ay·a
Тыэкан = Ty·ekan
|
| ·y |
After any vowel. Used primarily for romanization of non-Russian-language names from Russian spelling. The use of this digraph is optional.
|
Суык-Су = Su·yk-Su
Куыркъявр = Ku·yrkˮyavr
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| Y (y) |
All other cases. This letter does not occur at the beginning of words of Russian origin.
|
Ыттык-Кюёль = Yttyk-Kyuyëlʼ
Тында = Tynda
|
| Ь (ь) |
ʼ |
This letter does not occur at the beginning of a word.
|
Тюмень = Tyumenʼ
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| Э (э) |
·e
|
After any consonant except й. Used primarily for romanization of non-Russian-language names from Russian spelling. The use of this digraph is optional.
|
Улан-Удэ = Ulan-Ud·e
|
| E (e) |
All other cases
|
Электрогорск = Elektrogorsk
Руэм = Ruem
|
| Ю (ю) |
Yu (yu) |
None
|
Юбилейный = Yubileynyy
Ключевская = Klyuchevskaya
|
| Я (я) |
Ya (ya) |
None
|
Якутск = Yakut·sk
Брянск = Bryansk
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| Тс (тс) |
T·s (t·s) |
Used primarily for romanization of non-Russian-language names from Russian spelling. The use of this digraph is optional.
|
Вяртсиля = Vyart·silya
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| Шч (шч) |
Sh·ch (sh·ch) |
Used primarily for romanization of non-Russian-language names from Russian spelling. The use of this digraph is optional.
|
Ташчишма = Tash·chishma
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