Грамматика русского языка. Часть 1. Русский алфавит. Глава 2. Согласные Б, В, Г, М, Ф. Russian Grammar. Part 1. Russian Alphabet. Unit 2. The Consonants Б, В, Г, М, Ф.

Now let me introduce to you some Russian consonants that also sound much as they do in English. They are the letters: б [beh], в [veh], г [geh], м [emm], and ф [eff].

The letter Б б [transcribed b]
Examples:
бак [bahk] tank (receptacle)
бум [boom] boom
бок [bawk] side

The letter В в [transcribed v]
Examples:
вот [vawt] here
буква [book-vuh] letter (of the alphabet)
вата [vah-tuh] cotton

The letter Г г [transcribed g]
The letter г [geh] is pronounced like the g in go, never as in gentle.
Examples:
гамма [gah-muh] scale (in music)
губа [goo-bah] lip
бумага [boo-mah-guh] paper

The letter М м [transcribed m]
Examples:
там [tahm] there
лом [lawm] crowbar
сом [sawm] sheatfish

The letter Ф ф [transcribed f]
Examples:
факт [fahkt] fact
фото [faw-tuh] photo
фата [fuh-tah] bridal veil