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.

The Russian letter Х produces a clear sound unlike the English letter H. In this mixed lesson, you will practice the letter Х in combination with both vowels and consonants to get used to new sounds.

  • Level: Absolute Beginner
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The Russian letter Ц produces quite an unusual sound to English speakers because it sounds harder than the English TS. In this lesson, you will practice all the possible combinations of the letter Ц with vowels and consonants.

  • Level: Absolute Beginner
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In this mixed lesson, you will practice the letter Ч in combination with vowels and consonants. Unlike the English two-letter equivalent - CH, Russian offers a single-letter equivalent that produces one sound.

  • Level: Absolute Beginner
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The Russian letter Ш produces almost the same sound as the English - SH. In this lesson, you will practice combinations of the letter Ш with vowels. You will also learn the specific pronunciation of some letters when used with Ш.

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The Russian letter Ш can be used with different consonants and some combinations may be difficult for you to produce. In this lesson, you will tackle the challenge and learn to produce all the possible combinations of the letter.

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The sound that the Russian letter Щ produces may seem alien to the majority of Russian language learners. In this mixed lesson, you will get used to the sound and learn to produce it correctly.

  • Level: Absolute Beginner
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The soft sign does not produce any particular sound and is always used after such letters as Б, В, Д, Л, Н, П to make them sound softer. In this lesson, you will practice the softened sounds in Russian words.

  • Level: Absolute Beginner
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