Thread: Could someone please say вход and выход

I'm strugling with the pronunciation of these two words - when spoken they seem to sound the same. If someone could help that would be great.

Thanks
Andy

This is my recording, try it out.

Ah, cheers for that. It sounds like the d sounds almost like a t - is this how is usually sounds? Cheers

Andy

Originally Posted by andrewsco

Ah, cheers for that. It sounds like the d sounds almost like a t - is this how is usually sounds? Cheers

Andy

Some consonants come in Voiced/Voiceless paris. A voiced consonants is pronounced with vibrating vocal chords, and a voicless without.

The pairs in Russian (and pretty much in English) are as follows:

Voiced - Voiceless

В - Ф
Б - П
Г - К
Д - Т
Ж - Ш
З - С


A voiced consonant devoices if it is pronounced at the end of the word.

Thus вход sounds like вхот
Смирнов sounds like Смирноф
Любовь sounds like Любофь

If a voiced consonant comes before a voiceless consonant, it also devoices:

всё sounds like фсё


Similary, if a voiceless consonant come before a voiced consonant, it comes voiced:

вокзал sounds like вогзал

There are more rules about devoicing but those are the basics.

Now you've explained it, it makes a lot more sense, thank you. It will still take me a while to figure it out, but at least now I have a guide to work from.

Cheers

Sco

These recordings I think change people's voices. Or Rtyom really does sound like a serial killer. No offense Rtyom.

taty, good but edit
Thus вход sounds like вхот
to
Thus вход sounds like фхот