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In ресторан (restoran), what sound does the first letter Р make?
Р sounds like R, though it looks like English P.
- P, as in pie
- B, as in boy
- R, as in red ✔
Why: Cyrillic Р is a rolled R. The word ресторан is 'restoran', so the first letter says R. English P is the letter П.
Huh, didn't know that: Р is the 18th letter of the Russian alphabet and is called эр (er).
What starts with gas and has three letters? A car.
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Answer: R, as in red. Cyrillic Р is a rolled R. The word ресторан is 'restoran', so the first letter says R. English P is the letter П.
- Wiktionary: ресторан en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD
IPA(key): [rʲɪstɐˈran] ... restaurant
Checked 2026-10-10.
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