Russian / The false friends
Сс
The letter “эс”
/s/
С с sounds like s, as in "set". Looks like the Latin C. It is not: С always says S, as in "set", never K.
Where is С on the keyboard?
On Russian Phonetic, с is on the key QWERTY prints as "s", left ring finger, on the home row. On ЙЦУКЕН it is on the key QWERTY prints as "c", left middle finger. Two different physical keys for one letter, which is why moving between the two layouts is its own skill rather than a detail.
Russian Phonetic
Ё
!1
"2
№3
;4
%5
:6
?7
*8
(9
)0
_-
+=
⌫
Tab
Я
Ш
Е
Р
Т
Ы
У
И
О
П
Ч
Щ
Ъ
Caps
А
С
Д
Ф
Г
Х
Й
К
Л
Ь
Э
⏎
Shift
З
Ж
Ц
В
Б
Н
М
<,
>.
Ю
Shift
Ctrl
⌘
Alt
Alt
⌘
≡
Ctrl
Russian (ЙЦУКЕН)
Ё
!1
"2
№3
;4
%5
:6
?7
*8
(9
)0
_-
+=
⌫
Tab
Й
Ц
У
К
Е
Н
Г
Ш
Щ
З
Х
Ъ
/\
Caps
Ф
Ы
В
А
П
Р
О
Л
Д
Ж
Э
⏎
Shift
Я
Ч
С
М
И
Т
Ь
Б
Ю
,.
Shift
Ctrl
⌘
Alt
Alt
⌘
≡
Ctrl
Words that use С с
- слово/slovo/word
- свет/svet/light, world
- спасибо/spasibo/thank you