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In нет (nyet), 'no', what sound does the letter Н make?

Н looks like H but sounds like N.

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  1. H, as in hat
  2. N, as in no ✔
  3. P, as in pie

Why: Cyrillic Н is an N sound. The word нет is 'nyet', meaning no. The H sound belongs to a different letter.

Huh, didn't know that: Н is the 15th letter and is called эн (en).

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Answer: N, as in no. Cyrillic Н is an N sound. The word нет is 'nyet', meaning no. The H sound belongs to a different letter.

  1. Wiktionary: нет en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%82
    IPA(key): [nʲet] ... no
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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