| Russian letter or letter combination | English transliteration | Special provisions | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| А (а) | A (a) | None | Аник = Anik Пог'''а'''нкино = Pog'''a'''nkino |
| Б (б) | B (b) | None | Болотин = Bolotin Кол'''б'''асин = Kol'''b'''asin |
| В (в) | V (v) | None | Воронин = Voronin При'''в'''алин = Pri'''v'''alin |
| Г (г) | G (g) | None | Галкин = Galkin Лу'''г'''овой = Lu'''g'''ovoy |
| H (h) | When it is a commonly accepted convention | [Insert an example] | |
| Д (д) | D (d) | None | Дровяное = Drovyanoye По'''д'''горск = Po'''d'''gorsk |
| Е (е) | Ye (ye) | #In the beginning of words; #after vowels; #after ь; #after ъ. | #'''Е'''льцин = Yeltsin #Раздольное = Razdolnoye #Юрьев = Yur'''ye'''v (''ь'' omitted—see ь line below); #Подъездной = Pod'''ye'''zdnoy |
| E (e) | All other cases | Б'''е'''лкин = B'''e'''lkin | |
| Ё (ё) | Yo (yo) | None | Ёлкино = Yolkino Оз'''ё'''рск = Oz'''yo'''rsk |
| E (e) | When it is a commonly accepted convention | Горбач'''ё'''в = Gorbach'''e'''v | |
| Ж (ж) | Zh (zh) | None | Жиров = Zhirov Привол'''ж'''ское = Privol'''zh'''skoye |
| З (з) | Z (z) | None | Зорин = Zorin Обо'''з'''ов = Obo'''z'''ov |
| И (и) | I (i) | Except in an -ий ending (see below) | Иркутск = Irkutsk Влад'''и'''восток = Vlad'''i'''vostok |
| Й (й) | Y (y) | Except in -ый and -ий endings (see below) | Йошкар-Ола = Yoshkar-Ola Бу'''й'''ск = Bu'''y'''sk |
| I (i) | When it is a commonly accepted convention | Кра'''й''' = Kra'''i''' | |
| J (j) | When it is a commonly accepted convention | [Insert an example] | |
| К (к) | K (k) | None | Киров = Kirov Гал'''к'''ин = Gal'''k'''in |
| Л (л) | L (l) | None | Лапинск = Lapinsk Комсомо'''л'''ьск = Komsomo'''l'''sk |
| М (м) | M (m) | None | Мичурин = Michurin Колы'''м'''а = Koly'''m'''a |
| Н (н) | N (n) | None | Нальчик = Nalchik Сави'''н'''о = Savi'''n'''o |
| О (о) | O (o) | None | Одесса = Odessa Гр'''о'''зный = Gr'''o'''zny |
| П (п) | P (p) | None | Петроград = Petrograd Ставро'''п'''оль = Stavro'''p'''ol |
| Р (р) | R (r) | None | Родниковое = Rodnikovoye Высокого'''р'''ск = Vysokogo'''r'''sk |
| С (с) | S (s) | None | Ступино = Stupino Бир'''с'''к = Bir'''s'''k |
| Т (т) | T (t) | None | Тавричанка = Tavrichanka Рос'''т'''ов = Ros'''t'''ov |
| У (у) | U (u) | None | Улетайск = Uletaysk Ш'''у'''шенское = Sh'''u'''shenskoye |
| Ф (ф) | F (f) | None | Фёдоровка = Fyodorovka Кор'''ф'''у = Kor'''f'''u |
| Ph (ph) | When it is a commonly accepted convention | [Иоси'''ф''' Сталин = Jose'''ph''' Stalin] | |
| Х (х) | Kh (kh) | None | Хабаровск = Khabarovsk О'''х'''а = O'''kh'''a |
| Ц (ц) | Ts (ts) | None | Царское = Tsarskoye Заре'''ц'''кий = Zare'''ts'''ky |
| Ч (ч) | Ch (ch) | None | Черемшаны = Cheremshany Заре'''ч'''енск = Zare'''ch'''ensk |
| Tch (tch) | When it is a commonly accepted convention | Чайковский = Tchaikovsky | |
| Ш (ш) | Sh (sh) | None | Шадрин = Shadrin Мор'''ш'''анск = Mor'''sh'''ansk |
| Щ (щ) | Shch (shch) | None | Щукино = Shchukino Ро'''щ'''инский = Ro'''shch'''insky |
| Sch (sch) | When it is a commonly accepted convention | Хру'''щ'''ёв = Khru'''sch'''ev | |
| ъ (твёрдый знак) | omitted | When followed by a vowel | Под'''ъ'''ярский = Podyarsky |
| " | When it is a commonly accepted convention | [''Insert an example''] | |
| Ы (ы) | Y (y) | Except in an -ый ending (see below) | Ыттык-Кёль = Yttyk-Kyol Дав'''ы'''дов = Dav'''y'''dov |
| ь (мягкий знак) | omitted | #When followed by an iotated vowel; #at the end of words; #before a consonant | #Усол'''ь'''е = Usolye #Выхухол'''ь''' = Vykhukhol #Дал'''ь'''негорск = Dalnegorsk |
| y | When followed by a non-iotated vowel | Ил'''ь'''инский = Il''y''insky | |
| ' | When it is a commonly accepted convention | Рус'''ь''' = Rus' | |
| Э (э) | E (e) | None | Элиста = Elista Тетра'''э'''дральный = Tetra'''e'''dralny |
| Ю (ю) | Yu (yu) | None | Юрмала = Yurmala Коз'''ю'''чинск = Koz'''yu'''chinsk |
| Я (я) | Ya (ya) | None | Ярославль = Yaroslavl Бур'''я'''нск = Bur'''ya'''nsk |
| Кс (кс) | x | In names like Alexander and Alexey | Але'''кс'''андр = Ale'''x'''ander Але'''кс'''ей = Ale'''x'''ey |
| Ks (ks) | In all other cases | Мо'''кс'''инский = Mo'''ks'''insky Ксинск = Ksinsk | |
| -ый endings | y | None | Красн'''ый''' = Krasn'''y''' |
| iy | When it is a commonly accepted convention | [''Insert an example''] | |
| -ий endings | y | "-iy" is also acceptable | Син'''ий''' = Sin'''y''' (Sin'''iy''') |
| iy | "-y" is also acceptable | Велик'''ий''' = Velik'''iy''' (Velik'''y''') | |
| i | When it is a commonly accepted convention | Юр'''ий''' = Yur'''i''' |