Russian letter Фф
Russian ef: capital Ф, lowercase ф. It stands for f as in "fun". The capital takes 2 strokes and the lowercase takes 2 strokes. The model on this page is print style, the form used in textbooks and on road signs, drawn one stroke at a time.
ф is simple to learn: it is a tall letter that also drops below the baseline.
Stroke by stroke
- Start on the top line at the middle. Draw a straight line straight down, ending on the descender line at the middle.
- Lift your pen and start again on the dashed midline at the middle. Go all the way round in a closed oval and meet your starting point, ending on the dashed midline at the middle.
Look-alikes and pitfalls
ф is simple to learn: it is a tall letter that also drops below the baseline.
In a word
фрукт (frukt), fruit
Practice
Trace on screen first: press Trace it above and follow the grey letter. Then print the sheet and write the same letter on paper. Writing on paper is what builds the habit.
More about ф
Ef is letter 22 of 33 in the alphabet, after u (Уу), before kha (Хх).
Фф is a consonant, and it makes up about 0.27% of the letters in Russian text, which puts it 31st out of 33 for frequency.
ф has a voiceless partner, в: the two are made the same way in the mouth, one with the voice on and one with it off. At the end of a word the voiced one is said like its partner, so a word ending in ф may sound as if it ends in в.
Questions about russian letter фф
How do you pronounce ef?
Ef is f as in "fun".
How do you write the capital Ф?
Start on the top line at the middle. Draw a straight line straight down, ending on the baseline at the middle. Lift your pen and start again just below the top line at the middle. Go all the way round in a closed oval and meet your starting point, ending just below the top line at the middle.
How do you write lowercase ф?
Start on the top line at the middle. Draw a straight line straight down, ending on the descender line at the middle. Lift your pen and start again on the dashed midline at the middle. Go all the way round in a closed oval and meet your starting point, ending on the dashed midline at the middle.
What is a word that uses ф?
фрукт (frukt), fruit. The word is written below the letter on this page in the same stroke style.
Can I print a worksheet?
Yes. The worksheet maker takes Greek and Russian text as well as cursive and print, in three line sizes.