Cyrillic is the alphabet used for Russian, Bulgarian, and some other Slavonic (Slavic) languages, such as Ukrainian and often Serbian. It is a set of letters, not a language.

Cyrillic is the alphabet used for Russian, Bulgarian, and some other Slavonic (Slavic) languagesCyrillic是俄語、保加利亞語，以及其他一些斯拉夫語言使用的字母， such as Ukrainian and often Serbian像是烏克蘭語，通常也包括塞爾維亞語。 It is a set of letters, not a language它是一套字母，不是一種語言。

English uses the Latin alphabet; Russian uses Cyrillic, so a page of Russian looks different even before you try to understand a word. Some shapes trick beginners: a letter that looks a bit like a Latin P or H may not sound like English P or H.

English uses the Latin alphabet英文用的是拉丁字母； Russian uses Cyrillic俄文用的是Cyrillic字母， so a page of Russian looks different even before you try to understand a word所以一頁俄文，在你還沒看懂任何一個字之前，看起來就已經不一樣了。 Some shapes trick beginners有些字形會誤導初學者： a letter that looks a bit like a Latin P or H長得有點像拉丁字母P或H的字母， may not sound like English P or H唸起來可能跟英文的P或H完全不同。

People say “the Cyrillic alphabet” or “Cyrillic script.” It is a normal school and news word once you talk about Russian.

People say "the Cyrillic alphabet" or "Cyrillic script."人們會說「the Cyrillic alphabet」或「Cyrillic script」。 It is a normal school and news word once you talk about Russian一旦談到俄文，這就是學校和新聞裡很常見的說法。

Though actually, not every Cyrillic language uses exactly the same list of letters, and Saint Cyril himself helped make an earlier alphabet called Glagolitic. His students later shaped the Cyrillic letters we know; the name still honours Cyril.

Though actually不過其實， not every Cyrillic language uses exactly the same list of letters不是每個使用Cyrillic的語言，字母清單都完全一樣， and Saint Cyril himself helped make an earlier alphabet called Glagolitic而且Saint Cyril本人其實協助創造的是更早的一套字母，叫做Glagolitic。 His students later shaped the Cyrillic letters we know後來是他的學生們塑造出我們現在認識的Cyrillic字母； the name still honours Cyril這個名字依然是為了紀念Cyril。

Calling it “the Russian alphabet” is the everyday shortcut, and it is a little too small.

Calling it "the Russian alphabet" is the everyday shortcut把它叫做「俄文字母」是日常的簡便說法， and it is a little too small但這個說法其實把範圍講得太小了。