Lesson 1: Alphabet. All Different Unfamiliar letters which have however familiar sounds   Put the cursor on the ear to hear the sound. Ж ж zh as in measure Ц ц tsas in its Ч ч chas in chess Ш ш sh as in fish Щ щ ashshas in fresh_chicken (longer and softer thanш) Ъ ъ the 'hardsign', with no sound of its own, used to separate a consonant from a following sound, the effect is just a brief pause Ы ы i as in bill (with the tip of the tongue a little further back) Ь ь the 'soft sign', makes the preceding consonant soft like the first n in onion