Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Б is for balalaika



The second letter of the Cyrillic alphabet sounds like the second letter of the English alphabet (B), but is written differently, "Б." The lowercase is б, and in handwriting it looks like Б and б.

The balalaika (балалайка) is a traditional Russian stringed instrument that comes in different sizes and has three or six strings, but is always shaped like a triangle.

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