Quote Originally Posted by Rounder22
Having difficult with the letter X.. my books say it sound like Ch in Loch but when i hear it on a CD it doesnt sound that way... to me CH in Loch sounds like the letter K ...
You should avoid pronouncing Russian X as K. Listen carefully to your CD's or get someone to pronounce it for you. CH in Loch is not pronounced as K. German CH in "Bach" has also this sound (not BAHK), Spanish J in Juan is pronounced the same.