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After consonants, the vowel letter pairs а/я, э/е, о/ё, ы/и, and у/ю represent
essentially the same vowel sound. Their only difference is that the letters in the bottom
row tell you that the preceding consonant is palatalized, or soft.*
HARD CONSONANTS SOFT CONSONANTS
Да-да! - Oh yes! дядя - uncle
мэр - mayor мер - of measures
быт - daily life бит - computer bit
живот - belly живёт - he/she lives
музыка - music мюзикл - musical (show)
* a palatalized consonant is pronounced with the blade of the tongue pressed up
against the hard palate, it sounds like a consonant plus the [y] sound of “yes” pronounced at the exact same time.

HARD / SOFT CONSONANTS PRACTICE. Живот Или Живёт? Listen and Repeat.
7 aprile 2022
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A palatalized consonant is pronounced with the blade of the tongue pressed up against the hard palate. A palatalized consonant sounds like a consonant plus the [y] sound of “yes” pronounced at the exact same time. The letter ь ( мягкий знак ) indicates that the preceding consonant is palatalized.
In addition to ь, the vowel letters е, ё, и, ю, and я also indicate that the preceding
consonant is palatalized.
на - ня
но - нё
ну - ню
ны - ни
нэ - не
нь
ма - мя
мо - мё
му - мю
мы - ми
мэ - ме
мь
да - дя
до - дё
ду - дю
ды - ди
дэ - де
дь
та - тя
то - тё
ту - тю
ты - ти
тэ - те
ть

Palatalized and Unpalatalized (Hard and Soft) Consonants and Ь. Listen and Repeat.
2 aprile 2022
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Let’s work on our pronunciation today and explore the peculiar world of Russian tongue-twisters. This one is a great way to check if you’re getting your sh [ш] and s [с] right.
Шла Саша по шоссе и сосала сушку.
[Shla Sasha po shosseh i sosala sushku]
English translation: Sasha was walking on the highway sucking on a sushka.

Can You Pronounce This Well-Known Russian Tongue-Twister? Listen and Repeat.
31 marzo 2022
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I want you to imitate my pronunciation and pay attention to stressed/unstressed O, unvoiced consonants, and my intonation.
1 Айдахо Idaho
2 Айова Iowa
3 Алабама Alabama
4 Аляска Alaska
5 Аризона Arizona
6 Арканзас Arkansas
7 Вайоминг Wyoming
8 Вашингтон Washington
9 Вермонт Vermont
10 Виргиния Virginia
11 Висконсин Wisconsin
12 Гавайи Hawaii
13 Делавэр Delaware
14 Джорджия Georgia
15 Западная Виргиния West Virginia
16 Иллинойс Illinois
17 Индиана Indiana
18 Калифорния California
19 Канзас Kansas
20 Кентукки Kentucky
21 Колорадо Colorado
22 Коннектикут Connecticut
23 Луизиана Louisiana
24 Массачусетс Massachusetts
25 Миннесота Minnesota
26 Миссисипи Mississippi
27 Миссури Missouri
28 Мичиган Michigan
29 Монтана Montana
30 Мэн Maine
31 Мэриленд Maryland
32 Небраска Nebraska
33 Невада Nevada
34 Нью-Гэмпшир New Hampshire
35 Нью-Джерси New Jersey
36 Нью-Йорк New York
37 Нью-Мексико New Mexico
38 Огайо Ohio
39 Оклахома Oklahoma
40 Орегон Oregon
41 Пенсильвания Pennsylvania
42 Род-Айленд Rhode Island
43 Северная Дакота North Dakota
44 Северная Каролина North Carolina
45 Теннесси Tennessee
46 Техас Texas
47 Флорида Florida
48 Южная Дакота South Dakota
49 Южная Каролина South Carolina
50 Юта Utah

How To Pronounce All 50 US States In Russian? Listen and Repeat.
31 marzo 2022
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Word final devoicing
Voiced consonants at the end of words are pronounced voiceless.
We write: We say:
Чехов Чехо[ ф ]
джаз джа[ с ]
гараж гара[ ш ]
сноб сно[ п ]
маркетинг маркетин[ к ]
Мадрид Мадри[ т ]
Voiced-voiceless assimilation
When voiced and voiceless consonants are adjacent to each other, the nature of the second consonant dictates the nature of the first. To put it more succinctly, when two consonants go walking, the second one does the talking:
в Киеве [ф К]иеве
субтитры су[пт]итры
voiceless + voiced voiced + voiced
баскетбол баске[дб]ол
Питсбург Пи[дзб]ург
вас зовут ва[ з з ]овут

Basics. Word Final Devoicing and Voiced-Voiceless Assimilation. Listen and Repeat.
26 marzo 2022
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Listen the names and copy in the comment section the names you hear.
Боский Григорий Антонович
Вишевский Антон Николаевич
Владимирова Зинаида Сергеевна
Гагарин Фёдор Игнатьевич
Литвинова Наталья Петровна
Иванова Александра Ивановна
Иванов Максим Ильич
Павлов Пётр Петрович
Петрова Мария Петровна
Шукшин Михаил Петрович
Could any of the people on the list be brother and sister?

Russian Full Names Audio Exercise. Can You Understand These Russian Names?
26 marzo 2022
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There are only six vowels in stressed position: [а], [о], [у], [э], [и], [ы].
The Russian hard consonants correspond to the English consonants.
However, the Russian consonant /п / resembles the English /р / but it is never aspirated. The consonant [t ] is also never aspirated.
Don’t forget that in the articulation of the Russian /т /, /д /, /н / the tip of the tongue is pressed against the teeth ridge but against the back of the upper incisors!
ма - мэ - мо - му - мы
ба - бэ - бо - бу - бы
па - пэ - по - пу - пы
ва - вэ - во - ву - вы
фа - фэ - фо - фу - фы
та - тэ - то - ту - ты
да - дэ - до - ду - ды
на - нэ - но - ну - ны

Vowels А, О, У, Э, И, Ы With Some Hard Consonants. Listen and repeat.
24 marzo 2022
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In the pronunciation of the vowel Ы the bulk of the tongue is retracted from the front teeth while the back of the tongue is raised. The lips are passive, motionless.
Read these vowels. Watch the position of the tongue and the lips.
а - ы а - и - ы а-о-у-ы-и-э-а
а - у -ы а - э - и - ы а-э-и-ы-у-о-а

Vowel Ы Training. Listen and repeat.
24 marzo 2022
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Russian Listening Exercise. Names.
Listen to the list of authors and check the names you hear.
https://anchor.fm/s/7cdf0760/podcast/rss
7 gennaio 2022
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Russian Listening Exercise. Numbers. Level 1.
Listen to the numbers and write down the ones you hear.
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7 gennaio 2022
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