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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="d0e3150"></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">масса</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">мясо</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">папа</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">аша</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">няня</em></span></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">мыло</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Мила</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">мама</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">мята</em></span></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">виски</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">выставка</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">синий</em></span></td><td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">дата</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">дядя</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">Волга</em></span> - <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Ольга</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">столько</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">Федя</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">мера</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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