Russian alphabet · letter 27 of 33 · The hissers
Щ щ
Name: ща · IPA: [ɕː] · Sounds like: shch, a long soft "sh", as in freSH CHeese
How to remember it: Ш with a tail. The tail makes it softer and longer: "shch". Борщ = "borshch".
Example words
- щи shchi – cabbage soup
- борщ borshch – borscht
- овощи ovoshchi – vegetables
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