Russian letter Вв
Russian ve: capital В, lowercase в. It stands for v as in "van". The capital takes 3 strokes and the lowercase takes 3 strokes. The model on this page is print style, the form used in textbooks and on road signs, drawn one stroke at a time.
В looks like a B but sounds like v. Learn this one first; it appears in "вода" (water).
Stroke by stroke
- Start on the dashed midline at the left side. Draw a straight line straight down, ending on the baseline at the left side.
- Lift your pen and start again on the dashed midline at the left side. Curve straight down, ending just below the dashed midline at the left side.
- Lift your pen and start again just below the dashed midline at the middle. Curve down and to the left, ending on the baseline at the left side.
Look-alikes and pitfalls
В looks like a B but sounds like v. Learn this one first; it appears in "вода" (water).
In a word
вода (voda), water
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 в
Ve is letter 3 of 33 in the alphabet, after be (Бб), before ge (Гг).
Вв is a consonant, and it makes up about 4.54% of the letters in Russian text, which puts it 9th out of 33 for frequency.
в has a voiceless partner, ф: 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 в may sound as if it ends in ф.
Questions about russian letter вв
How do you pronounce ve?
Ve is v as in "van".
How do you write the capital В?
Start on the top line at the left side. Draw a straight line straight down, ending on the baseline at the left side. Lift your pen and start again on the top line at the left side. Curve straight down, ending on the dashed midline at the left side.
How do you write lowercase в?
Start on the dashed midline at the left side. Draw a straight line straight down, ending on the baseline at the left side. Lift your pen and start again on the dashed midline at the left side. Curve straight down, ending just below the dashed midline at the left side.
What is a word that uses в?
вода (voda), water. 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.