Cyrillic to Latin transliterator
Read Cyrillic text in Latin letters. Pick the language, paste your text and copy the result. It runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded.
Learn to read Cyrillic
Transliteration is a good first step, but reading the letters is faster than you think. Each alphabet page has pronunciation hints and example words with native audio: Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Macedonian, Mongolian. For Serbian, which also has a Latin alphabet, use the Serbian converter.
Common questions
Is this the official romanization?
No. It is a simplified, English-friendly transliteration meant for reading and learning. Official systems (for passports, maps or library catalogues, such as ISO 9, BGN/PCGN or Ukraine’s 2010 national system) differ in details.
Why is “е” sometimes “ye” and sometimes “e”?
In Russian, Belarusian and Mongolian the letter е is pronounced “ye” at the start of a word and, in Russian, after a vowel. The converter follows that rule. In Ukrainian the same applies to є, ї, й, ю and я.
Does it handle stress?
No. Stress is not written in normal Russian or Ukrainian text, so the converter cannot add it. Listen to a native speaker in the free ParrotBack vocabulary to learn it.