Be (Cyrillic) facts for kids

Cyrillic letter Beh
Cyrillic alphabet
А	Б	В	Г	Ґ	Д	Ђ
Ѓ	Е	Ѐ	Ё	Є	Ж	З
Ѕ	И	Ѝ	І	Ї	Й	Ј
К	Л	Љ	М	Н	Њ	О
П	Р	С	Т	Ћ	Ќ	У
Ў	Ф	Х	Ц	Ч	Џ	Ш
Щ	Ъ	Ы	Ь	Э	Ю	Я
Non-Slavic letters
Ӑ	Ӓ	Ә	Ӛ	Ӕ	Ғ	Ҕ
Ӻ	Ӷ	Ԁ	Ԃ	Ӗ	Ӂ	Җ
Ӝ	Ԅ	Ҙ	Ӟ	Ԑ	Ӡ	Ԇ
Ӣ	Ҋ	Ӥ	Қ	Ӄ	Ҡ	Ҟ
Ҝ	Ԟ	Ԛ	Ӆ	Ԓ	Ԡ	Ԉ
Ԕ	Ӎ	Ӊ	Ң	Ӈ	Ҥ	Ԣ
Ԋ	Ӧ	Ө	Ӫ	Ҩ	Ҧ	Ҏ
Ԗ	Ҫ	Ԍ	Ҭ	Ԏ	Ӯ	Ӱ
Ӳ	Ү	Ұ	Ҳ	Ӽ	Ӿ	Һ
Ҵ	Ҷ	Ӵ	Ӌ	Ҹ	Ҽ	Ҿ
Ӹ	Ҍ	Ӭ	Ԙ	Ԝ	Ӏ
Old letters
Ҁ	Ѻ	ОУ	Ѡ	Ѿ	Ѣ	Ꙗ
Ѥ	Ѧ	Ѫ	Ѩ	Ѭ	Ѯ	Ѱ
Ѳ	Ѵ	Ꙟ
List of Cyrillic letters
Cyrillic digraphs

Beh (Б, б) is the second letter in the Cyrillic alphabet. This alphabet is used for writing many languages, especially in Eastern Europe and Asia. Beh is an important letter, helping to form many words in these languages.

What is the Cyrillic Letter Beh?

The letter Beh, written as Б for uppercase and б for lowercase, is a fundamental part of the Cyrillic alphabet. It holds the second spot, right after the letter A. You can find it in languages like Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, and Serbian.

Where Beh Comes From

The letter Beh has a long history! It came from the Greek letter called beta. The Cyrillic alphabet borrowed many letters from Greek to create its own system. Another Cyrillic letter, Ve, also came from the Greek Beta. Long ago, the old name for Beh was buky. It's like the letter B in the Roman alphabet that we use for English.

How Beh Looks and Sounds

The uppercase letter Б looks a bit like the English letter B, but it's missing the top curve. It has a straight line on the left and a single curve on the right. The lowercase letter б looks very much like the number 6. This can sometimes be confusing for people learning Cyrillic!

When people say the letter Beh, it makes a sound similar to the "b" in the English word "ball." It's a voiced sound, meaning your vocal cords vibrate when you say it.

Related Letters

• B: The English letter B, which makes a similar sound.
• Beta (letter): The Greek letter that inspired the creation of Beh.

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