Russian alphabet · letter 23 of 33 · False friends

Х х

Name: ха · IPA: [x] · Sounds like: kh, "ch" in Scottish loch, German Bach

How to remember it: Looks like X, but it is a throaty "kh". Хорошо (good) = "kharasho".

Example words

• хорошо khorosho – good
• хлеб khleb – bread
• тихо tikho – quietly

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