My previous post on this blog showed the easier way to learn Russian alphabet which is divided into four groups according to their shapes and sounds compared to Latin. Do you see some similarities between English and Russian?
K L M N O P Q R S T (English)
К Л М Н О П – Р С Т (Russian)
As I’ve described in previous article,
these letters
К
М
О
Т
belong to group 1 — resemble Latin, sounds same
And the rest
Л
Н
П
Р
С
belong to Group 2 & 3
К Л М Н О П С Т
Кн (k is not silent)
Кнопка
k-N-o-P-k-a
Т is silent between С & Н
Грустно 🙁
G-r-o-S-n-(a)
Я (vowel) has 2 pronunciations
At the beginning of a word –> Я = Ya
Я́хта ⛵
Ya-k-t-a
In vowel cluster,
Батарея 🔋
ba-ta-R-ye-Ya
After a consonant, the vowel Я indicates that the consonant is palatalized. Я = а
Ваня
V-a-n-a
Няня
Коля
Галя
Ю has 2 pronunciations
At the beginning of word (or) 2nd vowel in cluster, Ю = yoO
Юмор
Yoo-m-(a)-r
Каюта
ka-yoo-ta
After a consonant, ю represents that the consonant is palatalized. Ю = y
Рюкзак
R-yu-k-zak
Нюанс
Меню
Рюпе
Ё at the beginning or as second vowel Ё = yo
Ёлка 🌲 (Yo-l-K-a)
Моё (M-a-yo)
After consonant, Ё = o
Берёза (be-ro-za)
Сёмга (som-ga)
Лёд
Манёвр
Ж, Ц and Ш – always hard
Жо, Же
Цз, Це, Цы, Ци
Шо, Ше
Ч, and Щ – soft
Чо, Че
Що, Ще
See ya in next topic!
Author: Catherine Washington
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