The transition between English and Russian is difficult, because many letters look the same between Russian and English but are different consonants. Here are the parallels between the two languages.
A - A
Б - B
B - V
Г - G
Д - D
Е - ye like "yes "
Ё - yo like "yonder "
Ж - zh
З - Z
И - ee
Й - -y like in "boy "
К - K
Л - L
М - M
Н - N
О - O
П - P
Р - R
С - S
Т - T
У - oo like "boot "
Ф - F
Х - H like "Bach" in German or "Mexico" in Spanish
Ц - ts
Ч - ch
Ш - sh
Щ - ???
Ъ - hard sign; pause between syllabes
Ы - i in "bit "
Ь - soft sign; makes the previous letter with a "y" like "pew "
Э - short e, like "fed "
Ю - u in "universe", also like "you "
Я - ya