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                >е</em></span> and <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru"
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          <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">
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                    <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru"
                          class="foreignphrase">коме́та</em></span></td>
                    <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru"
                          class="foreignphrase">дире́ктор</em></span></td>
                    <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru"
                          class="foreignphrase">буфе́т</em></span></td>
                    <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru"
                          class="foreignphrase">пять</em></span></td>
                    <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru"
                          class="foreignphrase">я́хта</em></span></td>
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                    <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru"
                          class="foreignphrase">те́ма</em></span></td>
                    <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru"
                          class="foreignphrase">биле́т</em></span></td>
                    <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru"
                          class="foreignphrase">портфе́ль</em></span></td>
                    <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru"
                          class="foreignphrase">я́блоко</em></span></td>
                    <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru"
                          class="foreignphrase">семья́</em></span></td>
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                    <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru"
                          class="foreignphrase">текст</em></span></td>
                    <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru"
                          class="foreignphrase">Че́хов</em></span></td>
                    <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru"
                          class="foreignphrase">фе́рма</em></span></td>
                    <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru"
                          class="foreignphrase">ребя́та</em></span></td>
                    <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru"
                          class="foreignphrase">Я́лта</em></span></td>
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          <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">
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                    <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru"
                          class="foreignphrase">телефо́н</em></span></td>
                    <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru"
                          class="foreignphrase">теа́тр</em></span></td>
                    <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru"
                          class="foreignphrase">дека́брь</em></span></td>
                    <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru"
                          class="foreignphrase">берёза</em></span></td>
                    <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru"
                          class="foreignphrase">язы́к</em></span></td>
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                    <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru"
                          class="foreignphrase">рестора́н</em></span></td>
                    <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru"
                          class="foreignphrase">винегре́т</em></span></td>
                    <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru"
                          class="foreignphrase">планета́рий</em></span></td>
                    <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru"
                          class="foreignphrase">Япо́нец</em></span></td>
                    <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru"
                          class="foreignphrase">янва́рь</em></span></td>
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                    <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru"
                          class="foreignphrase">но́мер</em></span></td>
                    <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru"
                          class="foreignphrase">календа́рь</em></span></td>
                    <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru"
                          class="foreignphrase">галере́я</em></span></td>
                    <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru"
                          class="foreignphrase">Япо́нка</em></span></td>
                    <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru"
                          class="foreignphrase">яйцо́</em></span></td>
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