Thread: IPA Pronunciation for Russian

Forget your IPA after all. There is no [и] in these words.

But unstressed e is pronounced like [i]. So ShakeyX is right.

Originally Posted by Marcus

But unstressed e is pronounced like [i]. So ShakeyX is right.

Well according Russian phonetic analysis they should be pronounced as [э]. Note that in the case of unstressed о it says is should be pronounced [а], but it does not say anything about unstressed е. This is according the standard rules. And the records linked above confirms this.

Originally Posted by Anixx

Well according Russian phonetic analysis they should be pronounced as [э]. Note that in the case of unstressed о it says is should be pronounced [а], but it does not say anything about unstressed е. This is according the standard rules. And the records linked above confirms this.

What?!

Originally Posted by Marcus

What?!

I second this notion

To cut it short, from a Russian grammar book, unstressed o, like unsterssed a, is either an "uh" sound in pre-pre-tonic or post-tonic. or "a" sort of a sound in pre-tonic or initial position. This is why IPA is helpful because in the word Хорошо. You can only really represent "uh" with an [ə]. (i.e [xərʌ'ʃo])

Unstressed е is said to be pronounced like a short и sound which I believe in IPA can be represented as [I] whereas stressed и would be [i].