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Unstressed e and и are pronounced in the same way.

T in tool is similar to Russian т, ть, ч in one and the same time. So, Ammonite, don't use those English sounds in Russian at all.

Not only to beginners. Especially bad and bed. That's why I warn...

But ветер is by no means вечер.

Sometimes a Church Slavonic variant has replaced the Russian word: враг - ворог, шлем - шелом.

The "t" sound is certainly voiceless and soft.