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In сто (sto), 'hundred', what sound does the first letter С make?

С looks like C but sounds like S.

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  1. K, as in kite
  2. S, as in sun ✔
  3. Ch, as in chair

Why: Cyrillic С is always an S sound. Сто is pronounced 'sto'. The hard C sound in English comes from К.

Huh, didn't know that: С is the 19th letter and is called эс (es).

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Why couldn't the bad sailor learn the alphabet? Because he always got lost at 'C.'
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Answer: S, as in sun. Cyrillic С is always an S sound. Сто is pronounced 'sto'. The hard C sound in English comes from К.

  1. Wiktionary: сто en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE
    IPA(key): [sto] ... hundred (100)
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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