теперь

I'm wondering about the correct pronunciation of теперь.
On dict.cc <http://enru.dict.cc/?s=now> it is pronounced
as I would have expected it. But on leo.org
<http://dict.leo.org/rude/index_de.html#/search=jetzt>
it is pronounced as if it would be written цеперь.
Are both pronunciations correct?

Nope, it's only teper'

Click on me to hear how you should pronouce this word

Thanks a lot.

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Originally Posted by Andreas

I'm wondering about the correct pronunciation of теперь.
On dict.cc <http://enru.dict.cc/?s=now> it is pronounced
as I would have expected it. But on leo.org
<http://dict.leo.org/rude/index_de.html#/search=jetzt>
it is pronounced as if it would be written цеперь.
Are both pronunciations correct?

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This question should be included in FAQ
You HEAR it as if it would be written цеперь, but in fact the first consonant is soft теперь anyway. It might be a soft т or a soft ц. Both pronunciations are correct.

I think, a ц cannot be soft in Russian.

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Originally Posted by Hans66

I think, a ц cannot be soft in Russian.

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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].