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Unit 3 · Hear stress and soft consonants · Read
Hear stress and soft consonants
Listen without needing to read the words yet.
ма́маstrong first syllable: MA-maрука́strong last syllable: ru-KA
The strong syllable moves
Listen to ма́ма, mum, and рука́, hand: the strong syllable changes position.
ма́ма
mum
рука́
hand / arm
тhard t at the endтьsoft t: the tongue rises, as for ee
Hard and soft consonants
Compare мат and мать: the final consonant is hard in the first word and soft in the second. A soft consonant has the middle of the tongue raised; no extra vowel is added.
мат
mat / coarse language
мать
mother
ыhard b, then ыиsoft b, then ee
Two different vowels: ы and и
Compare был and бил for ы and и. These are listening previews; you will learn the letters in small groups.
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