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- <title>4. Practice in Russian phonetics</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="html.css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.79.1"><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="ch01s03.html" title="3. Russian phonetics"><link rel="next" href="ch01s05.html" title="5. Spelling and pronunciation"></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">4. Practice in Russian phonetics</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch01s03.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Chapter 1. Lesson 1</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ch01s05.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="d0e3162"></a>4. Practice in Russian phonetics</h2></div></div></div><p>Listen carefully as your instructor reads the following pairs aloud. Try to detect the (subtle) difference between the "hard" consonant sound (the first in the pair) and the "soft" consonant sound. Notice also the differences in the orthography.</p><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="1"><colgroup><col width="20%"><col width="20%"><col width="20%"><col width="20%"><col width="20%"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">6a</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">бя</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">бэ</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">бе</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">бо</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">бё</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">бу</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">бю</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">бы</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">би</em></span></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">па</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">пя</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">пэ</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">пе</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">по</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">пё</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">пу</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">пю</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">пы</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">пи</em></span></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ва</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">вя</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">вэ</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ве</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">во</em></span> — <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">вё</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ву</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">вю</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">вы</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ви</em></span></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">фа</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">фя</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">фэ</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">фе</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">фо</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">фё</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">фу</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">фю</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">фы</em></span> — <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">фи</em></span></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">да</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">дя</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">дэ</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">де</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">до</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">дё</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ду</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">дю</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ды</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ди</em></span></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">та</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">тя</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">тэ</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">те</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">то</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">те</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ту</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">тю</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ты</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ти</em></span></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">за</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">зя</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">зэ</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">зе</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">зо</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">зё</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">зу</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">зю</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">зы</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">зи</em></span></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">са</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ся</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">сэ</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">се</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">со</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">сё</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">су</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">сю</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">сы</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">си</em></span></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ла</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ля</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">лэ</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ле</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ло</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">лё</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">лу</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">лю</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">лы</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ли</em></span></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ма</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">мя</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">мэ</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ме</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">мо</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">мё</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">му</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">мю</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">мы</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ми</em></span></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">на</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ня</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">нэ</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">не</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">но</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">не</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ну</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ню</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ны</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ни</em></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>Listen carefully as your instructor reads the following words aloud. Pay close attention to the differences between the "soft" consonants (look for the vowels <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">я</em></span>, <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">е</em></span>, <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ё</em></span>, <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ю</em></span> and <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">и</em></span> or the "soft sign" <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ь</em></span>) and the "hard" ones.</p><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" width="100%" border="1"><colgroup><col width="33%"><col width="33%"><col width="34%"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ма́сса</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">мя́со</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">па́па</em></span> - <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">на́ша</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ня́ня</em></span></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">мы́ло</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Ми́ла</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">был</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">бил</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ма́ма</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">мя́та</em></span></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ви́ски</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">вы́ставка</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">сын</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">си́ний</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">да́та</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">дя́дя</em></span></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">пыль</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">пил</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">лук</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">люк</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Во́лга</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">О́льга</em></span></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">рысь</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">рис</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">пар</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">царь</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">стол</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">сто́лько</em></span></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">брат</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">брать</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">нос</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">нёс</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Дон</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">день</em></span></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">кафе</em></span>́ - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Фе́дя</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">мэр</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ме́ра</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ты</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">тигр</em></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch01s03.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="ch01s05.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">3. 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