IMPORTANT!!! THIS FORUM DOES NOT KNOW RUSSIAN LETTERS
THINKING OF HOW TO FIXIf you would like to get the "task" - let me knowHey to all you nice people who want to share their knowledge and help all of us communicate better.
I think helping each other learn new languages is a great idea, so I'm starting this topic for RUSSIAN.
I'll be posting some basic info and tasks for you to complete.
I've also noticed that there are a few other native Russian speakers around here. It'd be great if you could help out
Also, I would really love to see someone starting something like this in another language! I would really LOVE to learn something new. ANY LANGUAGE!
SO HERE WE GO
The russian alphabet
??- Pronounced like the "a" in the word "father" or "car". It is not the 'flat' "a" sound you sometimes hear in words like "cat" or "flat".
?? - Pronounced like the "b" in "bat". (Equivalent to the english letter "b").
?? - Pronounced like the "v" in "vet". (Equivalent to the english letter "v").
?? - Pronounced like the "g" in "go". (Equivalent to the english letter "g").
?? - Pronounced like the "d" in "dog". (Equivalent to the english letter "d").
?? - Pronounced like the "ye" in "yes".
?? - ? ? - Pronounced like "yo" in "yonder" or yo-yo but shorter
?? - Like "s" in "measure", "pleasure" or "fusion" or like "g" in colour "beige". (As there is no english symbol for this sound, it is usually represented as "zh")
?? - Pronounced like the "z" in "zoo". (Equivalent to the english letter "z").
?? - Pronounced like the "i" in "taxi". (Sometimes equivalent to the english letter "i", the short 'ee' sound.). (Note: The hand-written form for "?" looks a little like the english "u").
?? - This letter is used to form diphthongs. So "o?" is like the "oy" sound in "boy" or "a?" is like the "igh" in "sigh". Think of yikes! or Yellow... so I guess this letter relates to Y in some cases.
??, Pronounced like the "k" in "kitten" or "kangaroo". This letter replaces the english "c" sound in words like "cat"
??, Pronounced like the "l" in "love". (Equivalent to the english letter "l").
??, Pronounced like the "m" in man. (Note: Unlike english, the hand-written "?" should always start from the bottom)
??, Pronounced like the "n" in "no". (Equivalent to the english letter "n").
??, When stressed, it is pronounced like the "o" in "bore". When un-stressed it is pronounced more like the letter "a". (See later notes.)
?? - Pronounced like the "p" in "pot". (Equivalent to the english letter "p").
?? - Pronounced like the "r" in "run", but it is rolled. (Equivalent to the english letter "r").
??, - Pronounced like the "s" in "see". (Equivalent to the english letter "s"). (It might help to remember that it's used like the "s" sound in the english words "centre" and "cent".)
?? - Pronounced like the "t" in "tap". (Note: The hand-written (and italic) form is "?". It should always start from the top, as it looks quite similar to the letter "?")
??, - Pronounced like the "oo" in "boot" or "root".
??, Pronounced like the "f" in "fat". (Equivalent to the english letter "f").
??, - Pronounced like the "h" in "hello". However, this is often pronounced more like the "ch" in the Scottish "Loch" or German "Bach", or the spanish "x" in "Mexico".
??, - Similar to the "ts" sound in "sits" or "its".
??, - Pronounced like the "ch" in "chips" or "church" .
??, -Pronounced like the "sh" in shut.
?? - Pronounced like "sh" but with your tongue on the roof of your mouth. Try putting your tongue in the same position as you would to say "ch" but say "sh" instead. English speakers may find it hard to define the difference between "?" and "?".
?? -The 'Hard Sign' is rarely used. It indicates a slight pause between sylables.
?? - Pronounced like the "i" in "bit" or "ill". (Said with your tongue slightly back in your mouth.)
?? - The 'Soft Sign' makes the previous letter 'soft'. Think of the "p" sound in the word "pew". (Try inflecting a very slight "y" sound onto letter before it.)
?? - Pronounced like the "e" in "fed".
?? - Pronounced like the "u" in "universe". (Pronounced much like the english word "you").
?? - Pronounced like the "ya" in "yard".
FIRST TESTTRY to GUESS what these words are. Keep this task interesting for others - don't post the anwsers here - send them via PM. This is for getting a grip on some of the letters.
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SOME RUSSIAN?????? - Hi
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End of lesson 1
Will try to find russian keyboard for u!
