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Here are my tips about how to pronounce Russian sound Ы.

Listen to the audio and repeat the exercises:

1) You go from sound "i" ("и") to the sound "ы". 
Start with pronouncing  "i" ("и") long enough to get used to the position of your tongue and then move the tongue to the middle position in the mouth (move it a bit back from "i" ("и") sound position) and listen to the difference. Repeat the execrise few more times until you get the difference of the sounds. 
2) You go from sound "u" ("у") to the sound "ы". 
Start with pronouncing  "u" ("у") long enough to get used to the position of your tongue and lips. Here you need to change 2 things about your articulation. First, your lips move from round "u" ("у") position to the smiling, spread lips position of "ы" sound. Secondly, you move the tongue to the middle position in the mouth (move it a bit forward from "i" ("и") sound position) and listen to the difference. Repeat the execrise few more times until you get the difference of the sounds. 
Good luck!

Let's study Russian

How to pronounce Russian sound Ы

就（jiù）：emphasizes that the speaker thinks that the event occurs too early, too fast or too smoothly; 
才（cái）：emphasizes that the speaker thinks that the event occurs too late, too slowly or too difficultly.

For example:
bā diǎn shànɡ kè ， 
八 点   上    课 ， 
dà wèi qī diǎn bàn jiù lái le ， 
大 卫  七 点   半  就  来  了 ， 
mǎ kè bā diǎn shí fēn cái lái 。 
马 克 八 点   十  分  才  来  。 

zuò huǒ chē shí ɡè xiǎo shí cái dào běi jīnɡ ， 
坐  火  车  十  个 小   时  才  到  北  京   ， 
zuò fēi jī yí ɡè bàn xiǎo shí jiù dào le 。 
坐  飞  机 一 个 半  小   时  就  到  了 。 

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就jiù&才cái

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Dialogue:
Maa4 maa1: Can4 Lai6, faai3 di1 hei2 san1 laa1 !
妈         妈：     陈      丽， 快     啲     起     身    啦！
                         Chen Lai， hurry to get up!

Can4 Lai6: Maa4 maa1, ji4 gaa1 gei2 dim2?
  陈    丽：    妈       妈,       而   家    几      点 ？ 
                      Mum, what time is it now?

Maa4 maa1: ji4 gaa1 cat1 dim2 bun3 laa5.
  妈      妈：     而  家      七     点     半       啦。
                        Now is 7:30am.

Can4 Lai6:   o5, o5. Ngo5 ji4 gaa1 hei2 san1 laa3!
   陈     丽：   哦，哦。 我     而     家   起     身    啦！
                        Ok, ok, I’m getting up.

 Maa4 maa1: Sik6 di1 zou2 caan1 zoi3 faan1 gung1.
    妈         妈：   食    啲   早       餐      再     返      工。
                           Eat some breakfast, and then go to work.

Can4 Lai6:   Ngo5 sik6 baau2 laa3. Maa4 maa1, baai1 baai3!
    陈      丽：   我    食       饱       啦。      妈   妈，       拜      拜！
                          I’m full. Mum, good-bye.

Words:
1.	 ji4 gaa1:    宜家      now 
2.	 gei2 dim2:   几点     what time
3.	 dim2:       点       o’clock, whole hour
4.	 bun5:       半       half, 30 minutes
5.	hei2 san1:     起身    get up/stand up
6.	sik6:          食      eat/have 
7.	zou2 can1:    早餐    breakfast
8.	zoi3          再      after and then
9.	faan1 gung1:  返工    go to work
10.	sou3 zi6 :    数 字   number:

(from 0 to 10)
ling4        0
 ja1          1                       luk6       6
 ji6           2                       cat1        7
saam1    3                        baat3      8
sei3         4                        gau2       9
ng5         5                        sap6       10


Listening & Speaking (Cantonese)

Ji4 gaa1 gei2 dim2？   而家几点？ What time is it now?

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