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    This document summarizes Russian vowel pronunciation rules in 3 sentences or less per vowel: - Vowels can have stressed or unstressed pronunciations. In stressed syllables vowels are pronounced clearly while in unstressed syllables vowels sounds are reduced. The placement of stress defines a word's rhythm. - Each vowel - A, E, I, O, U, Y, Э, Ю, Я - is explained with examples showing their pronunciation in stressed versus unstressed positions. Vowels often have shortened or reduced sounds in unstressed syllables. - Exceptions and additional rules are provided, such as how some vowels are pronounced after certain hard consonants, and

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    This document summarizes Russian vowel pronunciation rules in 3 sentences or less per vowel: - Vowels can have stressed or unstressed pronunciations. In stressed syllables vowels are pronounced clearly while in unstressed syllables vowels sounds are reduced. The placement of stress defines a word's rhythm. - Each vowel - A, E, I, O, U, Y, Э, Ю, Я - is explained with examples showing their pronunciation in stressed versus unstressed positions. Vowels often have shortened or reduced sounds in unstressed syllables. - Exceptions and additional rules are provided, such as how some vowels are pronounced after certain hard consonants, and

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    This document summarizes Russian vowel pronunciation rules in 3 sentences or less per vowel: - Vowels can have stressed or unstressed pronunciations. In stressed syllables vowels are pronounced clearly while in unstressed syllables vowels sounds are reduced. The placement of stress defines a word's rhythm. - Each vowel - A, E, I, O, U, Y, Э, Ю, Я - is explained with examples showing their pronunciation in stressed versus unstressed positions. Vowels often have shortened or reduced sounds in unstressed syllables. - Exceptions and additional rules are provided, such as how some vowels are pronounced after certain hard consonants, and

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    This document summarizes Russian vowel pronunciation rules in 3 sentences or less per vowel: - Vowels can have stressed or unstressed pronunciations. In stressed syllables vowels are pronounced clearly while in unstressed syllables vowels sounds are reduced. The placement of stress defines a word's rhythm. - Each vowel - A, E, I, O, U, Y, Э, Ю, Я - is explained with examples showing their pronunciation in stressed versus unstressed positions. Vowels often have shortened or reduced sounds in unstressed syllables. - Exceptions and additional rules are provided, such as how some vowels are pronounced after certain hard consonants, and

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    Russian Vowels

    Kosareva E.V.
    Assistant Professor of the Department for Russian as a
    Foreign Language
    Russian Pronunciation Rules
    Vowels
    • Russian words have one stressed syllable.
    In stressed syllables, the vowel keeps its quality.

    • In a word the stressed vowel is pronounced clearly and fully.

    • In unstressed syllables the vowel sounds are reduced


    and sound differently.

    • Stressed vowels are the rhythmic center of a word.

    • The pronunciation of a vowel in a non-stressed position


    is defined by its place in the word.
    Aa
    Арбýз

    [а] like ar in “far”


    Арбýз
    Vowels in Stressed and Unstressed Positions

    stressed position unstressed position

    á = [á] а = [a]
    Examples: Examples:
    там мáма пáпа ˊ
    картина
    банáн  áвгуст
    Reduction of А
    • At the beginning of a word • In the remaining
    unstressed syllables
    • In the first unstressed syllable
    after the hard consonants

    a sounds like [а] = [ʌ], a is pronounced like [ъ],


    that is, a short, weak [á] that is, a more weak
    and short [а]
    Examples: Examples:
    [ʌ] [ʌ] [ъ] [ъ][ъ]
    автóбус балкóн Áнна кóмната
    Ее
    Енóт

    [yе] like ye in “yet”


    Енóт
    Vowels in Stressed and Unstressed Positions

    stressed position unstressed position

    é = [’e] е = [и]
    Examples: Examples:
    есть рекá [рикá]
    музéй вéчер [в’ечьр]
    Vowels in Unstressed Positions

    • If е is in the first • In the second pretonic


    pretonic syllable syllable and in a post-tonic
    syllable a very short [и]

    a short [и] is pronounced is represented by [ь]


    instead of [e]

    Examples: Examples:
    рекá [рикá] телеви́ зор [т’ьл’ив’изър]
    сестрá [систрá] вéчер [в’ечьр]
    Pronunciation of Е after
    the Hard Consonants Ж, Ш, Ц
    stressed position unstressed position

    é = [э] е = [ы]
    Examples: Examples:
    жест [жэст] цех [цэх] женá [жынá]
    шесть [шэст’] ценá  [цынá]
    Ёё
    Ёж

    [yo] like yo in “your”


    Ёж
    Vowels in Stressed Positions

    stressed position • Ё is always stressed


    in Russian words

    ё = [йо]
    Examples:
    ёж ёлка
    ёрш
    Ии
    Иглаˊ

    [ee] like ee in “meet”


    Иглаˊ
    Pronunciation of И

    stressed / unstressed • И after the hard


    position consonants Ж, Ш is always
    pronounced like [ы]

    и = [и] и = [ы]
    Examples: Examples:
    ́
    мир виза ́
    машина [машына]
    ́
    визит
    Оо
    Облако

    [o] like or in “port”


    Облако
    Vowels in Stressed and Unstressed Positions

    stressed position unstressed position

    ó = [о] о = [a]
    Examples: Examples:
    он   мост дом ́
    это [эта]
    ́
    окнó [акно]
    Reduction of О
    • At the beginning of a word • In the second pretonic
    and in a post-tonic syllable
    • In the first unstressed syllable [о] is shorter than in the first
    after the hard consonants pretonic syllable

    о sounds like [а], and is represented by [ъ]


    that is, a short, weak [á]

    Examples: Examples:
    словáрь [славáр’] молокó [мълʌкó]
    окнó [акнó] э́ то [э́ тъ]
    Уу
    Утюг
    ˊ

    [u] like oo in “pool”


    Утюг
    ˊ
    ы
    • The sound ы is particularly
    difficult. It’s never used
    at the beginning of a word,
    and is always combined
    with hard consonants

    ы = [ы]
    Examples:

    ~[i]
    мы [мы]
    • The sound ы is particularly
    difficult. It’s never used
    at the beginning of a word,
    and is always combined
    with hard consonants

    ы = [ы]
    Examples:
    мы [мы]
    Ээ
    Эскимóс

    [e] like e in “bet”


    Эскимóс
    Юю
    Юбка

    [yu] like you in “you”


    Юбка
    Яя
    Якорь

    [yа] like ya in “yard”


    Якорь
    Vowels in Stressed and Unstressed Positions

    stressed position unstressed position

    я́ = [йа] я = [йи]
    [и]
    Examples: Examples:
    ́
    мясо ́ [йизык]
    язык ́
    ́
    яблоко дéсять [дéсьть]
    Vowels in Unstressed Positions

    • In the first pretonic • In the second pretonic


    syllable syllable and in a post-tonic
    syllable a very short [и]

    a short [и] is pronounced is represented by [ь]


    instead of [я]

    Examples: Examples:
    ́ [йизык]
    язык ́ ́ [пьтьдисят]
    пятьдесят ́
    пятнáдцать [п’итнáццът’] дéсять [дéсьть]
    St Petersburg
    University

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