Quote Originally Posted by Platinum
Okay, sorry to bring this up again. But the only thing I know from Russian comes from Pimsleur. The CD's are quite clear that "Где" is pronounced "gd-zia". I don't know where the "z" sound comes from. I've listened over and over again, in different parts of the CD's. But they always say it with the "z" sound in it.

Can somebody explain this?
There is no 'z' sound in 'gde'. To me, it looks like you are having trouble understanding palatilization and distinguishing soft (palatilized) consonants from hard ones.
There are a few nice guides on the internet, and there was a thread on this forum about russian pronunciation too, with some links and other information.