| А а | /a/ | pronounced like a in art |
| Б б | /b/ | like b in body |
| В в | /v/ | like v in van |
| Г г | /ɣ/ | like g in guest |
| Д д | /d/ | like d in desk |
| Е е | /je, /ʲe/ | like e in Lenin or ye in yes |
| Ё ё | /jo/, /ʲo/ | like o in shore or yo in York |
| Ж ж | /ʐ/ | like s in pleasure |
| З з | /z/ | like z in zoo |
| І і | /i/, /ʲi/ | like i in machine |
| Й й | /j/ | like y in toy |
| К к | /k/ | like k in kitten |
| Л л | /l/ | like l in lamp |
| М м | /m/ | like m in map |
| Н н | /n/ | like n in net |
| О о | /o/ | like o in sort |
| П п | /p/ | like p in park |
| Р р | /r/ | like the Italian R in Roma |
| С с | /s/ | like s in Sun |
| Т т | /t/ | like t in top |
| У у | /u/ | like u in put |
| Ў ў | /w/ | like the w in know |
| Ф ф | /f/ | like f in fox |
| Х х | /x/ | similar to the German ch in Buch |
| Ц ц | /ts/ | like ts as in cats |
| Ч ч | /tʂ/ | like ch in chalk |
| Ш ш | /ʂ/ | like sh in shelf |
| Ы ы | /ɪ/ | like y in myth |
| Ь ь | /ʲ/ | softens previous consonant |
| Э э | /ɛ/ | like e in end |
| Ю ю | /ju/, /ʲu/ | like a yu as in Yugoslavia |
| Я я | /ja/, /ʲa/ | pronounced, like ya in yard |