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🗣 Practice #pronunciation of the Russian alphabet step by step!
Vowels (гласные)
А – [ah] as in father
• Example: "мама" (mah-mah) – mom
О – [oh] as in or (when stressed); [ah] as in about (when unstressed)
• Example: "молоко" (muh-lah-KOH) – milk
У – [oo] as in moon
• Example: "сумка" (SOOM-kuh) – bag
Э – [eh] as in met
• Example: "это" (EH-tuh) – this
И – [ee] as in see
• Example: "кино" (kee-NOH) – cinema
Ы – A sound between [i] and [u], like ill, but deeper.
• Example: "быстро" (BUI-strah) – quickly
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Consonants (согласные)
Soft and Hard Variations
Б – [b] as in bat
• Hard: "брат" (braht) – brother
• Soft: "бить" (beet') – to beat
В – [v] as in vet
• Hard: "вот" (voht) – here
• Soft: "весь" (vyes') – all
Г – [g] as in go
• Hard: "где" (gdyeh) – where
• Soft: "гибкий" (GEEP-kee) – flexible
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Unique Sounds
Ж – [zh] as in measure
• Example: "жизнь" (zhizn') – life
Х – [kh] as in loch
• Example: "хлеб" (khlyeb) – bread
Ц – [ts] as in cats
• Example: "цена" (tseh-NAH) – price
Ч – [ch] as in chess
• Example: "часы" (chuh-SY) – clock
Ш – [sh] as in shut
• Example: "шапка" (SHAHP-kuh) – hat
Щ – [shch] as in fresh cheese
• Example: "щёки" (SHCHYOH-kee) – cheeks
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Hard and Soft Signs
Ъ – Hard sign: separates sounds (no pronunciation).
• Example: "объект" (ob-YEKT) – object
Ь – Soft sign: softens the preceding consonant.
• Example: "день" (dyen') – day
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Let’s Practice Sentences:
1. Мама мыла раму.
Translation: Mom washed the window frame.
Phonetic Pronunciation: [MAH-mah MY-lah RAH-mu]
• Мама (MAH-mah) – Mom
• Stress on the first syllable.
• The vowel "А" is pronounced as [ah].
• мыла (MY-lah) – washed
• Stress on the first syllable.
• "Ы" is a deeper sound, like in ill.
• раму (RAH-mu) – frame (accusative case of рама)
• Stress on the first syllable.
• "А" in unstressed position sounds like [ah].
Practice:
• Say each word slowly: Мама... мыла... раму.
• Now, say the full sentence: Мама мыла раму.
2. Где твоя книга?
Translation: Where is your book?
Phonetic Pronunciation: [Gdyeh tvah-YAH KNEE-gah]
• Где (Gdyeh) – Where
• A single syllable word. The "Г" sounds like [g], and "д" merges with "е" to make the gdyeh sound.
• твоя (tvah-YAH) – your (feminine)
• Stress on the second syllable.
• "Тв-" is pronounced as [tv].
• книга (KNEE-gah) – book
• Stress on the first syllable.
• "И" sounds like [ee] as in see, and "г" is hard [g].
Practice:
• Say each word: Где... твоя... книга.
• Combine into the full sentence: Где твоя книга?
3. Я люблю русский язык.
Translation: I love the Russian language.
Phonetic Pronunciation: [Ya lyoo-BLYOO ROOS-kee ya-ZYK]
• Я (Ya) – I
• A single syllable word, pronounced as [ya].
• люблю (lyoo-BLYOO) – love
• Stress on the second syllable.
• "Лю" is pronounced as [lyoo], rolling the "л".
• русский (ROOS-kee) – Russian
• Stress on the first syllable.
• "Р" is rolled, and "у" sounds like [oo].
• язык (ya-ZYK) – language
• Stress on the second syllable.
• "Я" is [ya], and "ы" is pronounced like a deep [i].
Practice:
• Say each word: Я... люблю... русский... язык.
• Now the full sentence: Я люблю русский язык.
✨ Your turn to practice! Drop your favorite Russian phrases in the comments. 😊
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