Thread: Some questions related to "это"

Thanks for answering.
However, I still have a question.

I heard some Russians pronunciating Эти not palatalized.

Isn't there any exception for palatalizing rule?

Originally Posted by Alex103

Thanks for answering.
However, I still have a question.

I heard some Russians pronunciating Эти not palatalized.

Isn't there any exception for palatalizing rule?

There is no way for native Russian to pronounce Эти non-palatalized unless (s)he plays heavy accent or apes. Probably your ear is unable to make difference yet. Intensive listening will help sooner or later.

There are exceptions of course. Russian consists more of exceptions than of rules... For example, many words of foreign origin (as well as transliterated foreign names) are pronounced with non-palatalized consonants before е (but never before и).

Thanks !

Originally Posted by Alex103

I heard some Russians pronunciating Эти not palatalized.
Isn't there any exception for palatalizing rule?

The only way to pronounce "эти" with a hard "т" would be "этъи" and that is a very non-natural way. Try doing it yourself, pronounce something like "team" with a hard "t". You'll get something like "t yeeem". The palatalization rules are not something made up by the evil Russians just to make their own life more difficult, but just a natural way of speaking. In the normal speech a tongue is trying to move as little as possible, and the the consonants follow the vowels.