Thread: How to pronounce double "и" & what is this symbol?

Originally Posted by genuinefarmgirl

I have a Russian AV New Testament that I have been working in and have been wondering how to pronounce words that have two "и" 's in a row. A couple examples:
очищении (on the end)
Иисус (at the beginning)

You just need to take a very short pause between two of the same vowels when you speak.