Results 1 to 10 of 10

Thread: Hving Trouble pronouncing

  1. #1
    Увлечённый спикер
    Join Date
    Apr 2006
    Posts
    58
    Rep Power
    13

    Hving Trouble pronouncing

    Полицейский < words like these ,I find them to be very difficult to read.

    I also had a question thos 2 letters in the russian alphabet that are said to have no sound. how do you use them in a word? I am SO confused

  2. #2
    Завсегдатай
    Join Date
    Oct 2005
    Location
    Ukraine
    Posts
    5,073
    Rep Power
    25

    Re: Hving Trouble pronouncing

    Quote Originally Posted by *Krysten*
    I also had a question thos 2 letters in the russian alphabet that are said to have no sound. how do you use them in a word? I am SO confused
    I suppose you have Ъ and Ь in mind. They have no sound so we just don't pronounce them.
    These letters are used to effect the previous consonant (in most cases to make that consonant hard or soft). That's why they are called "hard sign" and "soft sign".
    I'm sure there is more detailed explanation in your textbook (you do have one, don't you?)

  3. #3
    Увлечённый спикер
    Join Date
    Apr 2006
    Posts
    58
    Rep Power
    13
    sure I do! *hides*

  4. #4
    DDT
    DDT is offline
    Завсегдатай DDT's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2004
    Location
    I have given up the Gambling, the Wine and the Cows!.. I'm in St Petersburg Russia
    Posts
    3,368
    Rep Power
    17
    You had better get some CD's to help your pronounciation. I suggest these because they are an extremely good deal, they're free.
    http://masterrussian.net/mforum/viewtopic.php?t=10282

    EDIT:
    and this
    Let me be a free man, free to travel, free to stop, free to work, free to trade where I choose, free to choose my own teachers, free to follow the religion of my fathers, free to talk, think and act for myself. - Chief Joseph, Nez Perce

  5. #5
    Увлечённый спикер
    Join Date
    Apr 2006
    Posts
    58
    Rep Power
    13
    im having lots of trouble downloading them

  6. #6
    DDT
    DDT is offline
    Завсегдатай DDT's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2004
    Location
    I have given up the Gambling, the Wine and the Cows!.. I'm in St Petersburg Russia
    Posts
    3,368
    Rep Power
    17
    I just tried to download and they are still good to download. TRy again/ Did you click on "free" and then you have to wait for the countdown to get to '0"? Sh!t if I can do it and I am a retard when it comes to computers..........
    Let me be a free man, free to travel, free to stop, free to work, free to trade where I choose, free to choose my own teachers, free to follow the religion of my fathers, free to talk, think and act for myself. - Chief Joseph, Nez Perce

  7. #7
    Увлечённый спикер
    Join Date
    Apr 2006
    Posts
    58
    Rep Power
    13
    it downloaded this time but my computer cant open the files I have to buy a program that can open them.

  8. #8
    DDT
    DDT is offline
    Завсегдатай DDT's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2004
    Location
    I have given up the Gambling, the Wine and the Cows!.. I'm in St Petersburg Russia
    Posts
    3,368
    Rep Power
    17
    What kind of files are they? Just zip files right? Perhaps you can get a free or trial program at downloads.com
    Let me be a free man, free to travel, free to stop, free to work, free to trade where I choose, free to choose my own teachers, free to follow the religion of my fathers, free to talk, think and act for myself. - Chief Joseph, Nez Perce

  9. #9
    Почтенный гражданин
    Join Date
    Sep 2005
    Location
    St. Louis, USA
    Posts
    353
    Rep Power
    13
    They are RAR files - WinZip can handle them (I think). If not, there is a free-to-try program called WinRar that will open them. Go to www.download.com and do a search for WinRar if you are having trouble.

    tdk

  10. #10
    Увлечённый спикер
    Join Date
    Apr 2006
    Posts
    58
    Rep Power
    13
    *hugs* thanks! you are a life saverrrrrrrrrr

Similar Threads

  1. Vocab trouble
    By JackBoni in forum German
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: April 19th, 2009, 04:33 PM
  2. Pronouncing dates
    By blacky in forum Learn English - Грамматика, переводы, словарный запас
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: February 25th, 2009, 12:07 PM
  3. Is there pronouncing table for ъ?
    By nadavvin in forum Pronunciation, Speech & Accent
    Replies: 27
    Last Post: July 16th, 2007, 08:27 AM
  4. Having trouble with т's and д's
    By rainbowworrier in forum Pronunciation, Speech & Accent
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: June 14th, 2007, 08:15 PM
  5. Pronouncing big numbers
    By TheMoonMonst3r in forum Learn English - Грамматика, переводы, словарный запас
    Replies: 25
    Last Post: March 24th, 2004, 12:03 PM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  


Russian Lessons                           

Russian Tests and Quizzes            

Russian Vocabulary