Sound practice

Learning real-life pronunciation is very important because the better you produce Russian sounds the better you will be able to understand real-life Russian speech. The category contains the most important lessons that you will need to go through in order to learn the Russian letters and practice their sounds. After practicing the sounds, you will learn to read in Russian without English transliteration. You will also learn why some letters produce different sounds when used with other letters.

Due to the fact that the letter Д may produce hard Д and soft Д depending on a vowel that comes before it, you'll need to practice all possible combinations of the letter Д with other vowels to make sure you can pronounce them correctly.

  • Level: Absolute Beginner
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The letter Д produces a harsher sound than the English D. In this lesson, you will practice the letter Д in combination with different consonants.

  • Level: Absolute Beginner
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This is a mixed lesson in which you will practice the strangest-looking Russian letter, Ж, in combination with both vowels and consonants. There are not so many combinations of Ж with consonants, so we decided to combine them in one lesson.

  • Level: Absolute Beginner
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Like other consonants, the letter З produces both hard З and soft З depending on the vowel that comes before it. In this lesson, you will practice the Russian letter З in combination with different vowels.

  • Level: Absolute Beginner
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When used with consonants, the letter З produces two sounds - З and С, depending on the letter that comes before it. In this lesson, you will practice all the possible combinations of the letter З with consonants in Russian words.

  • Level: Absolute Beginner
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The letter К produces only one sound whether it is used with vowels or consonants. In this mixed lesson, you will learn to produce all the possible combinations of the letter К with both vowels and consonants.

  • Level: Absolute Beginner
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The letter Л makes hard and soft sounds and can be found in combination with almost all Russian vowels. In this lesson, you will learn and practice all the combinations of the letter Л with vowels.

  • Level: Absolute Beginner
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