Thread: теперь

I think, a ц cannot be soft in Russian.

Originally Posted by Hans66

I think, a ц cannot be soft in Russian.

You're right, ‘real’ ц cannot. But soft ть is often pronounced as an affricate, i.e. like the soft variant of ц.

E.g. ‘теперь’ [ʦʲɪˈpʲerʲ].