Thread: Me reading a "сказка" -- plus some accent-reduction tips

So what do native Russian speakers think about soft French r in words, like рядом? Some posts have mentioned native Russian speakers that use French r.

Originally Posted by Seraph

So what do native Russian speakers think about soft French r in words, like рядом? Some posts have mentioned native Russian speakers that use French r. (eg second r in 'une rousse russe' is a soft r.)

when I was taught French and how to pronounce any 'r' in French, it was quite different from Russian 'r'. French 'r' in any position is different from the Russian 'r'.

Originally Posted by Seraph

So what do native Russian speakers think about soft French r in words, like рядом? Some posts have mentioned native Russian speakers that use French r.

We had a discussion here some time ago and some people agreed that the closest sound to the French "r" in Russian is "х". Russian "Х" is pronounced much like French "R".

Originally Posted by it-ogo

We had a discussion here some time ago and some people agreed that the closest sound to the French "r" in Russian is "х". Russian "Х" is pronounced much like French "R".

Southern Russian г is the closest one.