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буква S

S

Meaning of буква S

The letter S of the English alphabet. It is pronounced /es/. Example word: sun.

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буква S with English translation

буква S usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Буква S есть в слове «sekolah».

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Я учусь писать букву S.

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буква S belongs to the topic "Alphabet". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

буква SS
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буква S synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between буква S / эс / буква С / латинская буква / заглавная буква / строчная буква

🇷🇺Russian
буква S

S — The letter S of the English alphabet. It is pronounced /es/. Example word: sun.

A1Very Often

Huruf S ada di kata "sekolah".

Буква S есть в слове «sekolah».

Э
🇷🇺Russian
эс

The spoken name of the letter when spelling; denotes the pronunciation/name of the letter.

A1Very Often

How do you pronounce the letter S? — 'ess'.

Как произносится буква S? — «эс».

🇷🇺Russian

Refers to the Cyrillic letter 'С', visually similar to Latin S but belonging to the Russian alphabet.

A1Often

In the Russian word 'сон' the first letter is С (Cyrillic).

В слове «сон» первая буква — буква С (кириллица).

Л
🇷🇺Russian
латинская буква

Broader: any letter of the Latin alphabet; S is an example of such a letter.

A1Often

S is a Latin letter used in the English alphabet.

Буква S — это латинская буква, используемая в английском алфавите.

З
🇷🇺Russian
заглавная буква

Indicates the case — the uppercase form of a letter (e.g., S instead of s).

A1Often

The name 'Sam' begins with the capital letter S.

В имени «Sam» первая заглавная буква — S.

С
🇷🇺Russian
строчная буква

Lowercase form of the letter (s instead of S); important in typing and reading text.

A1Often

In the word 'sun' the lowercase letter is s.

В слове «sun» строчная буква — s.

И
🇷🇺Russian
инициал

A letter used as an abbreviated sign of a name (the first letter of a given name or surname).

A2Rarely

Her initial is S.

Её инициалы — A.S.

Г
🇷🇺Russian
графема

Linguistic term: the abstract unit of writing which may correspond to one or more graphic shapes (phonemes/letters).

B2Rarely

The grapheme 'S' in the Latin script corresponds to the /s/ sound.

Графема 'S' в латинице соответствует звуку /s/.

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How to pronounce буква S and what this word means

буква S translation: S. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce буква S

эс

буква S translation

S

буква S examples

Huruf S ada di kata "sekolah".

буква S transcription

эс

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буква S meaning: what does it mean?

Буква S английского алфавита. Название буквы: эс. Пример: sun — солнце.

буква S pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

буква S is pronounced as эс. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

буква S definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Huruf S ada di kata "sekolah". Translation: Буква S есть в слове «sekolah».

Is буква S part of Alphabet vocabulary?

Yes, буква S (S) can be learned in the Alphabet topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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