The Belarusian Alphabet

Consonants 2: Н П Р С Т Ф

Six more familiar sounds

More familiar consonants

Here are six more consonants that English speakers will find familiar. Pay special attention to Р — it's always rolled in Belarusian (like Spanish 'rr'), and to Ф, which mostly appears in borrowed words.

Letter Н н

Н н (n) — en (эн): like 'n' in 'no'
новы — new
нос — nose

Letter П п

П п (p) — pe: like 'p' in 'pen'
пяць — five
пісьмо — letter (mail)

Letter Р р

Р р (r) — er: rolled 'r' (like Spanish)
рука — hand / arm
рыба — fish

Letter С с

С с (s) — es: like 's' in 'sun'
сын — son
сястра — sister

Letter Т т

Т т (t) — te: like 't' in 'top'
тата — dad
твой — your (m.)

Letter Ф ф

Ф ф (f) — ef: like 'f' in 'fan'
фота — photo
футбол — football / soccer

Vocabulary

Belarusian	English	Audio
Н н	en (эн) — like 'n' in 'no'	—
новы	new	—
нос	nose	—
П п	pe — like 'p' in 'pen'	—
пяць	five	—
пісьмо	letter (mail)	—
Р р	er — rolled 'r' (like Spanish)	—
рука	hand / arm	—
рыба	fish	—
С с	es — like 's' in 'sun'	—
сын	son	—
сястра	sister	—
Т т	te — like 't' in 'top'	—
тата	dad	—
твой	your (m.)	—
Ф ф	ef — like 'f' in 'fan'	—
фота	photo	—
футбол	football / soccer	—

Practice

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