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Russian for English speakers ABC 06
THE RUSSIAN ALPHABET (continue, page XVI)

Russian
Ðóññêèé

 Pronunciation
Ïðîèçíîøåíèå		 English
Àíãëèéñêèé		 AK-NOTE

ÁÀËÀËÀÉÊÀ, áàëàëàéêà

 baLaLaika (l) balalaika  
ÀÊÖÅÍÒ, àêöåíò

ac(t)s'ĕnt

 accent  
ÒÅËÅÃÐÀÔ, òåëåãðàô telégraf telegraph  
ÊÐÎÊÎÄÈË, êðîêîäèë

cròcòdeeL

 crocodile  
ÈÍÆÅÍÅÐ, èíæåíåð in(d)jenn'ĕrr engineer  
ÐÅÂÎËÜÂÅÐ, ðåâîëüâåð

revvol'vairr

 revolver  
ÝÌÈÃÐÀÍÒ, ýìèãðàíò emmeegrant emigrant  
ÑÅÊÐÅÒÀÐÜ, ñåêðåòàðü saicretarr' secretary  
ÀÊÀÄÅÌÈß, àêàäåìèÿ acad'ĕmee-ia (2)

academy

Original comments (2) are somewhat confusing.
The accent in this word is on the third syllable.
However, the last two letters can unite into one diphthong (but not necessarily)
ÎÐÊÅÑÒÐ, îðêåñòð ŏrrk'ĕstrr orchestra  
ÊÎÐÈÄÎÐ, êîðèäîð

còrridorr

 corridor  
ÎÏÅÐÀ, îïåðà opaira opera  
ÀÐÌÈß, àðìèÿ arrmee-ia

army

  

(1) Mind the pronunciation of L (cLear).

(2) Pronounce ee-ia (Èß), but do not forget that the stress is on the ee (sounded as ye- in yet).

AK-NOTE: The "stress" in this two sounds - ee-ia - Èß
And only if pronounced indistinctly. Clear pronunciation would be: [È] [ÉÀ]