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- <title xmlns:ng="http://docbook.org/docbook-ng">Practice in Russian phonetics</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="ch01s03.html" title="Russian phonetics"><link rel="next" href="ch01s05.html" title="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">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="d5e2290"></a>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><col><col><col><col></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><col><col></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">Russian phonetics </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Spelling and pronunciation</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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