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- <title xmlns:ng="http://docbook.org/docbook-ng">Rule 2: The vowels е and я</title><meta xmlns:ng="http://docbook.org/docbook-ng" name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.79.2"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="The RUSSIAN Fast Course"><link rel="up" href="ch01.html" title="Chapter 1. Lesson 1"><link rel="prev" href="ch01s06.html" title="Rule 1: the vowels o and a"><link rel="next" href="ch01s08.html" title="Reading exercises"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Rule 2: The vowels <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">е</em></span> and <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">я</em></span></th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch01s06.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Chapter 1. Lesson 1</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ch01s08.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="d5e2716"></a>Rule 2: The vowels <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">е</em></span> and <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">я</em></span></h2></div></div></div><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1"><li class="listitem"><p>In Russian the vowels e and я are given full pronunciation only when they are
- stressed. Listen as your instructor reads the following words then repeat after him/her.
- You'll also find this exercise on the tape for this lesson.</p><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="1"><colgroup><col><col><col><col><col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">комета</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">директор</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">буфет</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">пять</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">яхта</em></span></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">тема</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">билет</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">портфель</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">яблоко</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">семья</em></span></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">текст</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Чехов</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ферма</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ребята</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Ялта</em></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></li><li class="listitem"><p>When unstressed these vowels are pronounced as a short i. Listen as your instructor
- reads the following words then repeat after him/her. You'll also find this exercise on the
- tape for this lesson.</p><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="1"><colgroup><col><col><col><col><col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">телефон</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">театр</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">декабрь</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">берёза</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">язык</em></span></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ресторан</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">винегрет</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">планетарий</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">японец</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">январь</em></span></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">номер</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">календарь</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">галерея</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">японка</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">яйцо</em></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></li></ol></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch01s06.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="ch01.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ch01s08.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Rule 1: the vowels o and a </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Reading exercises</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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