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