The letter A
| А | Next letter -----> Б
The letter А is the first letter of the Russian alphabet.
| Capital letter | Lower case |
| А | а |
Listen to the sound of this letter.
Names
This letter is called а or азъ (aa or az). А is the new name, азъ is the old name.
Pronunciation, transliteration and transciption
The letter А kan be short (as in bath) or long (as in the German city of Aachen).
The transliteration of А is A.
The transcription of А is A.
Origin
This letter is based on the Greek letter Alfa, Α / α. The letter A is the first letter of the alphabet, just like in the Greek and Roman alphabets.
The Russian spelling alphabet
In the Russian spelling alphabet people say Анна (Anna, official) or Антон (Anton, unofficial) to indicate the letter A.
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The first name of Russia's most famous poet starts with the letter A, Alexander Pushkin. On the picture you see his statue in front of the Russian Museum in Saint Petersburg. |
Common words with the letter A
| а | a | but (mild contradiction) |
| на | na | on, to |
| да | da | yes |
| за | za | for, behind |
| два | dva | two |
| как | kak | how, as |
| так | tak | so |
| она | ana | she |
| наш | nash | our |
| там | tam | there |
| страна | strana | country |
| сказать | skazat | to say |
In various fonts
| Calibri |
Аа |
| Calibri Italic |
Аа |
| Times New Roman |
Аа |
| Mistral |
Аа |
| Monotype Corsiva |
Аа |
| Segoe Print |
Аа |
| Comic Sans MS |
Аа |
| Century Gothic |
Аа |
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"Oog om oog maakt de hele wereld blind.
Принцип «око за око» сделает весь мир слепым.
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