Russian alphabet · letter 31 of 33 · New shapes

Э э

Name: э · IPA: [ɛ] · Sounds like: e, "e" in met

How to remember it: A backwards C with a tongue sticking out: "eh". Unlike Е it never has the "y". Это (this) = "eto".

Example words

• это eto – this
• эхо ekho – echo
• поэт poet – poet

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