Scheme of Transliteration
SCHEME OF TRANSLITERATION.
| 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] |