Russian alphabet · letter 3 of 33 · False friends

В в

Name: вэ · IPA: [v] · Sounds like: v, "v" in van

How to remember it: Looks like B, sounds like V. "B is Very sneaky." Вода (water) is "voda", not "boda".

Example words

• вода voda – water
• два dva – two
• вот vot – here is

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