Russian writing guide

Russian Letters Converter

Want to turn English letters into Russian letters? This page explains how Russian letter conversion works and helps you write Russian words using Latin characters.

Use the Russian transliteration tool

Turn English letters into Russian letters

Many people search for a Russian letters converter when they want to type Russian without using a Cyrillic keyboard. For example, they may type privet and want to get привет.

This process is usually called transliteration. It means converting words from one writing system into another. In this case, Latin letters are converted into Russian Cyrillic letters, or Russian Cyrillic letters are converted into Latin letters.

Input	Output	Meaning
privet	привет	hi / hello
spasibo	спасибо	thank you
moskva	москва	Moscow
dostoevsky	достоевский	Dostoevsky
yuri	юрий	Yuri

Is this the same as translation?

No. A Russian letters converter does not translate English into Russian. It changes the letters used to write a word.

hello to привет is translation. privet to привет is transliteration.

Use this page when you already know the Russian word but want to write it in Cyrillic letters.

Common letter combinations

Russian transliteration often uses letter combinations because some Cyrillic letters do not have a perfect one-letter equivalent in the Latin alphabet.

Latin input	Russian	Example
sh	ш	shkola → школа
ch	ч	chelovek → человек
ya	я	yana → яна
yu	ю	yuri → юрий
zh	ж	zhuk → жук
kh	х	khabarovsk → хабаровск

When should you use a Russian letters converter?

Use it when you want to:

write Russian without a Cyrillic keyboard
convert a Russian name into Cyrillic
understand how Russian words are written
type messages in Russian more easily
convert Latin transliteration back into Cyrillic
check how a Russian word looks in another alphabet

Examples of names

Latin	Russian
Anna	Анна
Ivan	Иван
Dmitry	Дмитрий
Anastasia	Анастасия
Mikhail	Михаил
Yekaterina	Екатерина

Use the tool

The fastest way to convert letters is to use the main Russian transliteration tool. Type a word such as privet, spasibo, or yuri and convert it into Cyrillic.

Open Russian transliteration tool

FAQ

What is a Russian letters converter?

A Russian letters converter changes Latin letters into Russian Cyrillic letters, or Russian Cyrillic letters into Latin letters. This process is usually called transliteration.

Can I convert English words into Russian?

Only if you already know the Russian word written with Latin letters. For example, privet can become привет. But hello does not automatically become привет unless you use a translation tool.

Can I write my name in Russian letters?

Yes. You can type a name with Latin letters and convert it into Cyrillic. Some names can have more than one possible Russian spelling.

Is Cyrillic the same as Russian?

Not exactly. Russian uses the Cyrillic alphabet, but Cyrillic is also used by other languages such as Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Serbian, and others.

Russian transliteration tool Convert Russian Cyrillic to Latin letters or Latin translit back into Cyrillic.
German guide: Buchstaben in russische Buchstaben umwandeln Eine deutschsprachige Erklärung mit Beispielen für Namen und Wörter.