{"id":5372,"date":"2026-05-25T09:56:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T07:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heyrussian.fr\/courses\/russian-alphabet\/lessons\/lesson-4-new-friends\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T16:15:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T14:15:13","slug":"lesson-4-new-friends","status":"publish","type":"lesson","link":"https:\/\/heyrussian.fr\/en\/courses\/russian-alphabet\/lessons\/lesson-4-new-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 4. New friends."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Russian Alphabet \u00b7 Lesson 4 of 4 \u00b7 Level A1 \u00b7 60 min<\/p>\n

\n\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 ENGLISH<\/summary>\n
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New friends \u2014 completely new shapes<\/div>\n

These letters have no Latin equivalent \u2014 no shortcuts! But with the right memory tricks and practice they will become your best friends in Russian.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u0411 \u00b7 \u0413 \u00b7 \u0414 \u00b7 \u0417 \u00b7 \u0418 \u00b7 \u0419 \u00b7 \u041b \u00b7 \u041f \u00b7 \u0424<\/div>\n

\u0411<\/strong> \/b\/ \u2014 like “b” in ball<\/em>. Looks like 6 with a flat top. \u00b7 \u0431\u0430\u043d\u043a \u00b7 \u0431\u0440\u0430\u0442 (brother)<\/p>\n

\u0413<\/strong> \/g\/ \u2014 like “g” in go<\/em>. Looks like upside-down L. \u00b7 \u0433\u043e\u0301\u0440\u043e\u0434 (city) \u00b7 \u0433\u0434\u0435 (where)<\/p>\n

\u0414<\/strong> \/d\/ \u2014 like “d” in door<\/em>. Looks like a tent with legs. \u00b7 \u0434\u043e\u043c (house) \u00b7 \u0434\u0430 (yes)<\/p>\n

\u0417<\/strong> \/z\/ \u2014 like “z” in zero<\/em>. Looks like the number 3. \u00b7 \u0437\u0438\u043c\u0430\u0301 (winter) \u00b7 \u0437\u0432\u0435\u0437\u0434\u0430\u0301 (star)<\/p>\n

\u0418<\/strong> \/i\/ \u2014 like “ee” in meet<\/em>. \u00b7 \u0438\u0301\u043c\u044f (name) \u00b7 \u0438\u0301\u043b\u0438 (or)<\/p>\n

\u0419<\/strong> \/j\/ \u2014 like “y” in yes<\/em>. \u0418 with a breve \u2014 the short \u0418. \u00b7 \u043c\u0430\u0439 (May) \u00b7 \u0447\u0430\u0439 (tea)<\/p>\n

\u041b<\/strong> \/l\/ \u2014 like “l” in lamp<\/em>. Upside-down V with a foot. \u00b7 \u043b\u0435\u0441 (forest) \u00b7 \u043b\u0430\u0301\u043c\u043f\u0430<\/p>\n

\u041f<\/strong> \/p\/ \u2014 like “p” in park<\/em>. Looks like a goal post (\u03a0). \u00b7 \u043f\u0430\u0440\u043a \u00b7 \u043f\u0430\u0301\u043f\u0430<\/p>\n

\u0424<\/strong> \/f\/ \u2014 like “f” in film<\/em>. Looks like a person with arms out. \u00b7 \u0444\u043e\u0301\u0442\u043e \u00b7 \u0444\u0438\u043b\u044c\u043c<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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The hissing consonants: \u0416 \u00b7 \u0426 \u00b7 \u0427 \u00b7 \u0428 \u00b7 \u0429<\/div>\n

\u0416<\/strong> \/\u0292\/ \u2014 like “s” in measure<\/em>. Always hard. Looks like a beetle. \u00b7 \u0436\u0443\u043a (beetle) \u00b7 \u0436\u0438\u0442\u044c (to live)<\/p>\n

\u0426<\/strong> \/ts\/ \u2014 like “ts” in cats<\/em>. Always hard. \u0421 with a foot. \u00b7 \u0446\u0438\u0440\u043a (circus) \u00b7 \u0446\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0440<\/p>\n

\u0427<\/strong> \/t\u0255\/ \u2014 like “ch” in cheese<\/em>. Always soft. Backwards 4. \u00b7 \u0447\u0430\u0439 (tea) \u00b7 \u0447\u0430\u0441 (hour)<\/p>\n

\u0428<\/strong> \/\u0283\/ \u2014 like “sh” in shoe<\/em>. Always hard. Looks like a comb. \u00b7 \u0448\u043a\u043e\u0301\u043b\u0430 \u00b7 \u0448\u0443\u043c (noise)<\/p>\n

\u0429<\/strong> \/\u0255\/ \u2014 \u0428 with a tail, longer and softer. Always soft. \u00b7 \u0449\u0438 (soup) \u00b7 \u0435\u0449\u0451 (still)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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The remaining new friends: \u0401 \u00b7 \u042d \u00b7 \u042e \u00b7 \u042f \u00b7 \u042b \u00b7 \u042a<\/div>\n

\u0401<\/strong> \/jo\/ \u2014 like “yo” in yolk<\/em>. \u00b7 \u0451\u0436 (hedgehog) \u00b7 \u0451\u043b\u043a\u0430 (fir tree)<\/p>\n

\u042d<\/strong> \/e\/ \u2014 like “e” in egg<\/em>. Backwards \u0421. \u00b7 \u044d\u0301\u0442\u043e (this) \u00b7 \u044d\u0301\u0445\u043e (echo)<\/p>\n

\u042e<\/strong> \/ju\/ \u2014 like “you”. Looks like \u0406+\u041e. \u00b7 \u044e\u0433 (south) \u00b7 \u044e\u0301\u043c\u043e\u0440 (humour)<\/p>\n

\u042f<\/strong> \/ja\/ \u2014 like “ya”. Backwards R. Also means I<\/em>. \u00b7 \u044f (I) \u00b7 \u044f\u0301\u0431\u043b\u043e\u043a\u043e (apple)<\/p>\n

\u042b<\/strong> \/\u0268\/ \u2014 no English equivalent. Say “i” while pulling tongue back. \u00b7 \u0440\u044b\u0301\u0431\u0430 \u00b7 \u043c\u044b (we)<\/p>\n

\u042a<\/strong> \u2014 hard sign. No sound \u2014 creates a pause between consonant and iotated vowel. \u00b7 \u043e\u0431\u044a\u0435\u0301\u043a\u0442 \u00b7 \u0441\u044a\u0435\u0437\u0434<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Course review \u2014 all 3 groups<\/div>\n

\u2605 Old friends (Lesson 2):<\/strong> \u0410 \u041a \u041c \u041e \u0422 \u2014 same shape, same sound<\/p>\n

\u2717 False friends (Lesson 3):<\/strong> \u0412 \u041d \u0420 \u0421 \u0423 \u0425 \u042c \u0417 \u2014 looks Latin, sounds Russian<\/p>\n

\u2726 New friends (Lesson 4):<\/strong> \u0411 \u0413 \u0414 \u0416 \u0419 \u0418 \u041b \u041f \u0424 \u0426 \u0427 \u0428 \u0429 \u0401 \u042d \u042e \u042f \u042b \u042a \u2014 completely new, use memory tricks!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Exercises & Final Homework<\/div>\n

Ex. 1<\/strong> \u2014 Read aloud: \u0431\u0430\u043d\u043a \u00b7 \u0431\u0440\u0430\u0442 \u00b7 \u0434\u043e\u043c \u00b7 \u0436\u0443\u043a \u00b7 \u043b\u0435\u0441 \u00b7 \u043f\u0430\u0440\u043a \u00b7 \u0444\u043e\u0301\u0442\u043e \u00b7 \u0446\u0438\u0440\u043a \u00b7 \u0447\u0430\u0439 \u00b7 \u0448\u043a\u043e\u0301\u043b\u0430 \u00b7 \u0449\u0438 \u00b7 \u044d\u0301\u0442\u043e \u00b7 \u044e\u0301\u043c\u043e\u0440 \u00b7 \u044f<\/p>\n

Ex. 2<\/strong> \u2014 Write all 33 letters from memory. Then check against Lesson 1.<\/p>\n

Final homework:<\/strong> Read aloud: \u043c\u0430\u0301\u043c\u0430 \u00b7 \u0431\u0430\u043d\u043a \u00b7 \u0447\u0430\u0439 \u00b7 \u0448\u043a\u043e\u0301\u043b\u0430 \u00b7 \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0301\u044f \u00b7 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0435\u0301\u0442 \u00b7 \u0441\u043f\u0430\u0441\u0438\u0301\u0431\u043e \u00b7 \u043f\u043e\u0436\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0443\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0430. Write your name in Russian letters. \ud83c\udf89 Congratulations \u2014 you can now read Russian!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n
\n\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 FRAN\u00c7AIS<\/summary>\n
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Nouveaux amis \u2014 formes enti\u00e8rement nouvelles<\/div>\n

Ces lettres n’ont pas d’\u00e9quivalent latin \u2014 pas de raccourcis ! Mais avec les bonnes astuces mn\u00e9motechniques et de la pratique, elles deviendront vos meilleures amies en russe.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u0411 \u00b7 \u0413 \u00b7 \u0414 \u00b7 \u0417 \u00b7 \u0418 \u00b7 \u0419 \u00b7 \u041b \u00b7 \u041f \u00b7 \u0424<\/div>\n

\u0411<\/strong> \/b\/ \u2014 comme “b” dans balle<\/em>. Ressemble \u00e0 un 6 avec un toit. \u00b7 \u0431\u0430\u043d\u043a \u00b7 \u0431\u0440\u0430\u0442 (fr\u00e8re)<\/p>\n

\u0413<\/strong> \/g\/ \u2014 comme “g” dans gare<\/em>. Ressemble \u00e0 un L \u00e0 l’envers. \u00b7 \u0433\u043e\u0301\u0440\u043e\u0434 (ville) \u00b7 \u0433\u0434\u0435 (o\u00f9)<\/p>\n

\u0414<\/strong> \/d\/ \u2014 comme “d” dans doux<\/em>. Ressemble \u00e0 une tente. \u00b7 \u0434\u043e\u043c (maison) \u00b7 \u0434\u0430 (oui)<\/p>\n

\u0417<\/strong> \/z\/ \u2014 comme “z” dans z\u00e9ro<\/em>. Ressemble au chiffre 3. \u00b7 \u0437\u0438\u043c\u0430\u0301 (hiver) \u00b7 \u0437\u0432\u0435\u0437\u0434\u0430\u0301 (\u00e9toile)<\/p>\n

\u0418<\/strong> \/i\/ \u2014 comme “i” dans vie<\/em>. \u00b7 \u0438\u0301\u043c\u044f (pr\u00e9nom) \u00b7 \u0438\u0301\u043b\u0438 (ou)<\/p>\n

\u0419<\/strong> \/j\/ \u2014 comme “y” dans yeux<\/em>. \u0418 avec un accent \u2014 le \u0418 court. \u00b7 \u043c\u0430\u0439 (mai) \u00b7 \u0447\u0430\u0439 (th\u00e9)<\/p>\n

\u041b<\/strong> \/l\/ \u2014 comme “l” dans lampe<\/em>. V renvers\u00e9 avec un pied. \u00b7 \u043b\u0435\u0441 (for\u00eat) \u00b7 \u043b\u0430\u0301\u043c\u043f\u0430<\/p>\n

\u041f<\/strong> \/p\/ \u2014 comme “p” dans parc<\/em>. Ressemble \u00e0 des buts de foot (\u03a0). \u00b7 \u043f\u0430\u0440\u043a \u00b7 \u043f\u0430\u0301\u043f\u0430<\/p>\n

\u0424<\/strong> \/f\/ \u2014 comme “f” dans film<\/em>. Personne les bras \u00e9cart\u00e9s. \u00b7 \u0444\u043e\u0301\u0442\u043e \u00b7 \u0444\u0438\u043b\u044c\u043c<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Les chuintantes : \u0416 \u00b7 \u0426 \u00b7 \u0427 \u00b7 \u0428 \u00b7 \u0429<\/div>\n

\u0416<\/strong> \/\u0292\/ \u2014 comme “j” dans bonjour<\/em>. Toujours dur. Ressemble \u00e0 un scarab\u00e9e. \u00b7 \u0436\u0443\u043a (scarab\u00e9e) \u00b7 \u0436\u0438\u0442\u044c (vivre)<\/p>\n

\u0426<\/strong> \/ts\/ \u2014 comme “ts” dans tsar<\/em>. Toujours dur. \u0421 avec un pied. \u00b7 \u0446\u0438\u0440\u043a (cirque) \u00b7 \u0446\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0440<\/p>\n

\u0427<\/strong> \/t\u0255\/ \u2014 comme “tch”. Toujours doux. Ressemble \u00e0 un 4 \u00e0 l’envers. \u00b7 \u0447\u0430\u0439 (th\u00e9) \u00b7 \u0447\u0430\u0441 (heure)<\/p>\n

\u0428<\/strong> \/\u0283\/ \u2014 comme “ch” dans chat<\/em>. Toujours dur. Ressemble \u00e0 un peigne. \u00b7 \u0448\u043a\u043e\u0301\u043b\u0430 \u00b7 \u0448\u0443\u043c (bruit)<\/p>\n

\u0429<\/strong> \/\u0255\/ \u2014 \u0428 avec une queue, plus long et doux. Toujours doux. \u00b7 \u0449\u0438 (soupe) \u00b7 \u0435\u0449\u0451 (encore)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Les autres nouveaux amis : \u0401 \u00b7 \u042d \u00b7 \u042e \u00b7 \u042f \u00b7 \u042b \u00b7 \u042a<\/div>\n

\u0401<\/strong> \/jo\/ \u2014 comme “yo” dans yop<\/em>. \u00b7 \u0451\u0436 (h\u00e9risson) \u00b7 \u0451\u043b\u043a\u0430 (sapin)<\/p>\n

\u042d<\/strong> \/e\/ \u2014 comme “\u00e9” dans \u00e9t\u00e9<\/em>. \u0421 \u00e0 l’envers. \u00b7 \u044d\u0301\u0442\u043e (ceci) \u00b7 \u044d\u0301\u0445\u043e (\u00e9cho)<\/p>\n

\u042e<\/strong> \/ju\/ \u2014 comme “you”. Ressemble \u00e0 \u0406+\u041e. \u00b7 \u044e\u0433 (sud) \u00b7 \u044e\u0301\u043c\u043e\u0440 (humour)<\/p>\n

\u042f<\/strong> \/ja\/ \u2014 comme “ya”. R \u00e0 l’envers. Signifie aussi je<\/em>. \u00b7 \u044f (je) \u00b7 \u044f\u0301\u0431\u043b\u043e\u043a\u043e (pomme)<\/p>\n

\u042b<\/strong> \/\u0268\/ \u2014 sans \u00e9quivalent en fran\u00e7ais. Dites “i” en reculant la langue. \u00b7 \u0440\u044b\u0431\u0430 \u00b7 \u043c\u044b (nous)<\/p>\n

\u042a<\/strong> \u2014 signe dur. Pas de son \u2014 cr\u00e9e une pause entre consonne et voyelle iotis\u00e9e. \u00b7 \u043e\u0431\u044a\u0435\u0301\u043a\u0442 \u00b7 \u0441\u044a\u0435\u0437\u0434<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Bilan du cours \u2014 les 3 groupes<\/div>\n

\u2605 Vieux amis (Le\u00e7on 2) :<\/strong> \u0410 \u041a \u041c \u041e \u0422 \u2014 m\u00eame forme, m\u00eame son<\/p>\n

\u2717 Faux amis (Le\u00e7on 3) :<\/strong> \u0412 \u041d \u0420 \u0421 \u0423 \u0425 \u042c \u0417 \u2014 ressemble au latin, sonne russe<\/p>\n

\u2726 Nouveaux amis (Le\u00e7on 4) :<\/strong> \u0411 \u0413 \u0414 \u0416 \u0419 \u0418 \u041b \u041f \u0424 \u0426 \u0427 \u0428 \u0429 \u0401 \u042d \u042e \u042f \u042b \u042a \u2014 compl\u00e8tement nouveaux, utilisez les astuces !<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Exercices & Devoirs finaux<\/div>\n

Ex. 1<\/strong> \u2014 Lisez \u00e0 voix haute : \u0431\u0430\u043d\u043a \u00b7 \u0431\u0440\u0430\u0442 \u00b7 \u0434\u043e\u043c \u00b7 \u0436\u0443\u043a \u00b7 \u043b\u0435\u0441 \u00b7 \u043f\u0430\u0440\u043a \u00b7 \u0444\u043e\u0301\u0442\u043e \u00b7 \u0446\u0438\u0440\u043a \u00b7 \u0447\u0430\u0439 \u00b7 \u0448\u043a\u043e\u0301\u043b\u0430 \u00b7 \u0449\u0438 \u00b7 \u044d\u0301\u0442\u043e \u00b7 \u044e\u0301\u043c\u043e\u0440 \u00b7 \u044f<\/p>\n

Ex. 2<\/strong> \u2014 \u00c9crivez les 33 lettres de m\u00e9moire. V\u00e9rifiez avec la Le\u00e7on 1.<\/p>\n

Devoirs finaux :<\/strong> Lisez \u00e0 voix haute : \u043c\u0430\u0301\u043c\u0430 \u00b7 \u0431\u0430\u043d\u043a \u00b7 \u0447\u0430\u0439 \u00b7 \u0448\u043a\u043e\u0301\u043b\u0430 \u00b7 \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0301\u044f \u00b7 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0435\u0301\u0442 \u00b7 \u0441\u043f\u0430\u0441\u0438\u0301\u0431\u043e \u00b7 \u043f\u043e\u0436\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0443\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0430. \u00c9crivez votre pr\u00e9nom en lettres russes. \ud83c\udf89 F\u00e9licitations \u2014 vous pouvez maintenant lire le russe !<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-5372","lesson","type-lesson","status-publish","hentry","pmpro-has-access"],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/heyrussian.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lesson\/5372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/heyrussian.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lesson"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/heyrussian.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/lesson"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heyrussian.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5372"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/heyrussian.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lesson\/5372\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5390,"href":"https:\/\/heyrussian.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lesson\/5372\/revisions\/5390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/heyrussian.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}