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Cyrillic letter Ef
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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
Ѥ Ѧ Ѫ Ѩ Ѭ Ѯ Ѱ
Ѳ Ѵ        
List of Cyrillic letters
Cyrillic digraphs

Ef (Ф, ф) is the nineteenth letter in the Cyrillic alphabet. It sounds like the "f" in "fish" or "fun." This letter is used in many languages, including Russian, Ukrainian, and Bulgarian.

It comes from the Greek letter phi. The Greek letter Phi looks like this: Φ. Over time, as alphabets developed, the shape and sound of Phi were adopted into the Cyrillic system to create the letter Ef.

What is the Cyrillic Alphabet?

The Cyrillic alphabet is a writing system used for various languages across Eastern Europe and Asia. It was created in the 9th century. Many people believe it was developed by Saint Cyril and Methodius or their students. They wanted to help people in the Slavic regions read religious texts.

How Ef is Used Today

The letter Ef is very common in words. For example, in Russian, you might see it in words like "футбол" (futbol), which means "football." It helps us write and read many different words in Cyrillic languages.

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