Thread: introdution

Здравствуйте literally means that you wish everyone to be in good health and prosperity. It's also used as polite and popular form of greetings and as greetings for two and more people.

Originally Posted by Leof

Здравствуйте literally means that you wish everyone to be in good health and prosperity. It's also used as polite and popular form of greetings and as greetings for two and more people.

thanks guys! it's helping a lot alread and I knoticed the French section. That'll help when I take French next year.

Originally Posted by Riko

Hello! I found this site while trying to learn Russian (duh) And it's helped. I almost know the entire alphabet, but I'm confused with some letters.

You and me both, babeh! I've attributed my confusion to senile dementia. Hey, this getting older thing aint half bad! LOL

~j~

Originally Posted by BladeStuckin

Originally Posted by Riko

hard to pronounce. ъ, ь, x, ж and й are the ones that are hard for me to pronounce

Й is pronounced like a very short "Yuh" where the h is silent. Like the word "Yukon"

Ж is pronounced "ZH" as well as "Juh". Think of it like a J with a Z sound.

Ъ is the "hard sign". This affects the consonant after it. It has no sound.

Ь is the "soft sign". This affects the consanont before it. This also has no sound.

Х is pronounced "Huh" as in the word "Hotel" It is very breathy.

You might want to study voiced and voiceless consonants and vowels.

And a fricative or two...both with and without scrapes...

X was confusing because I learned Arminian for 2 years, and my teacher did 'zh' diffrently, (not a J sound)

And I have a question for people living in Russia, have you heard of 'airsoft', and is it played there?