Re: A ...Major?... Problem
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Originally Posted by Chibi
Learning the alphabet was fairly easy for me (although according to what this book says, ё and я are pronounced the same... Oh, that and the fact that it says that щ is pronounced 'shsh'...???).
ё is pronounced "yo" as in yo-yo (the toy) and it is always stressed
я is pronounced "ya" as in yaba-daba-doo (from the Flintstones)
щ is pronounced like "shch" as in swiss-cheeze
Here are some audio examples of Russian greetings.
http://masterrussian.com/blday_greeting.shtml
Hope this helps :D
Re: A ...Major?... Problem
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Originally Posted by kwatts59
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chibi
Learning the alphabet was fairly easy for me (although according to what this book says, ё and я are pronounced the same... Oh, that and the fact that it says that щ is pronounced 'shsh'...???).
ё is pronounced "yo" as in
yo-yo (the toy) and it is always stressed
я is pronounced "ya" as in
yaba-daba-doo (from the Flintstones)
щ is pronounced like "shch" as in swis
s-cheeze
Here are some audio examples of Russian greetings.
http://masterrussian.com/blday_greeting.shtml
Hope this helps :D
What about X .. Kwatts? .. can you give a example of that..
Re: A ...Major?... Problem
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Originally Posted by lctp72
The Russian "X" is close to the German "ch" in Bach. Of course, if you don't know how to pronounce Bach as the Germans would, then this doesn't really do you any good.
An easier way to think of it for people who have no idea would be close to "h" in "loch".
Re: A ...Major?... Problem
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Originally Posted by lctp72
The Russian "X" is close to the German "ch" in Bach. Of course, if you don't know how to pronounce Bach as the Germans would, then this doesn't really do you any good.
Heh. I always thought of it as a hissing sound...maybe that's just me...
Re: A ...Major?... Problem
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Originally Posted by lctp72
The Russian "X" is close to the German "ch" in Bach. Of course, if you don't know how to pronounce Bach as the Germans would, then this doesn't really do you any good.
Exactly... i never heard the German pronunciation of Bach.. to me in the U.S. Bach has a "K" sound...