Originally Posted by Yulia65 The word "сегодня" is pronounced /сиводня/, because it is a compound, coming from "сего" and "дня" (of this day). To be more specific, /сиводни/, because letter "и", when unstressed (unaccentuated), is reduced to a sound resembling /и/.
Originally Posted by Yulia65 To be more specific, /сиводни/, because letter "и", when unstressed (unaccentuated), is reduced to a sound resembling /и/. Sorry, "я" is reduced to /и/ when unstressed.
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