Thread: softening of Russian"ч" (+стёб о разных говорах.Л.

Originally Posted by laybackspinster

I was wondering--when does the normal "ch" sound symbolized by "ч" become more of a "sh" sound like "ш"? For instance (I may be wrong), I think I've heard Russians pronounce "почти" as "pahsh-TEE." Then are words like "достаточно" or "точно" also pronounced with a "sh" rather than "ch" sound?

ч is always palatised, so maybe this is why you are hearing a sh like sound.

Also the sound Ч is a Т imediately followed by a palatised Ш (sh) sound.

i.e. Ч = ТШь (I use the soft sign to indicate that the sound is soft, I know normally Ш is always hard.)

In English Ch = t followed by a sh sound.

+ к списку:

шаурма - шаверма

(первый раз сильно удивился, увидев в Питере надпись "шаверма")