| Languages Russian for English speakers 1951 |
| Russian for English speakers ABC 04 |
| THE RUSSIAN ALPHABET (continue, page XIII) |
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Russian |
Pronunciation Ïðîèçíîøåíèå |
English Àíãëèéñêèé |
AK-NOTE |
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ÁÐÈÃÀÄÀ, áðèãàäà |
brigadda |
brigade | |
| ÊÎÍÑÓË, êîíñóë | konsnoL | consul | |
| ÊÀÊÀÎ, êàêàî | kakah-o | cocoa | |
| ÌÓÇÅÉ, ìóçåé | moozĕi | museum | |
| ÏÎ×ÒÀ, ïî÷òà | potsh-ta | (the) post |
that's either the post office or mail, letters |
| ß, ÿ (1) | ya | I |
"me" |
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ÀËËÅß, àëëåÿ |
allĕ-ia |
alley, walk |
park lane |
| ÔÐÀÍÖÈß, Ôðàíöèÿ | frantsee-ia | France | |
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ÁÅËÜÃÈß, Áåëüãèÿ (2) |
bĕlghee-ia | Belgium |
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ÀËÜÏÀÃÀ, àëüïàãà |
alpaga | alpaca |
"àëüïàêà" - it's a type of soft wool |
| ÀÂÒÎÌÎÁÈËÜ, àâòîìîáèëü | avtòmòbeel | automobile | |
| ÏÐÎÔÅÑÑÎÐ, ïðîôåññîð | profĕssor | professor | |
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ÕÀÎÑ, õàîñ (3) |
Ha-oss | Chaos |
it's capitalized in the original book, but it's really not a name |
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(1) ß
(which looks like a reversed R) is sounded ia as
in piano, but in one syllabic. (2) Ü (the soft sign) is not actually a letter, but a sign which softens the preceding consonant. E.g. in Áåëüãèÿ, ë is sounded as in lily, not as the much vibrated L of bell etc... So in àëüïàãà and àâòîìîáèëü. (3) Õ is not x but corresponds to the German hard ch, or the Spanish J. It is a guttural sound, produced by driving the air from the bottom of the throat. We shall note it as H. |
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THE RUSSIAN ALPHABET (continue, page XIV) |
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Russian |
Pronunciation Ïðîèçíîøåíèå |
English Àíãëèéñêèé |
AK-NOTE |
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ÌÅÕÀÍÈÊÀ, ìåõàíèêà |
mĕHanika |
mechanics | |
| ÕÐÈÑÒÎÑ, Õðèñòîñ | Hreestoss | Christ | |
| ÕÐÎÍÎÌÅÒÐ, õðîíîìåòð | Hrònomĕtr | chronometer | |
| ÔÎÒÎÃÐÀÔÈß, ôîòîãðàôèÿ | fòtògrafee-ia |
photograph, photography |
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| ÎÔÈÖÅÐ, îôèöåð | offeetsĕrr | officer | |
| ÊÎÍÖÅÐÒ, êîíöåðò | contsĕrrt | concert | |
| ØÀÌÏÀÍÜ, Øàìïàíü (1) | shampăgn (l) | Champagne |
The name of the Champagne wine is "Øàìïàíñêîå" |
| ÀÍÃËÈß, Àíãëèÿ | anglee-ia | England | |
| ÌÈÍÓÒÀ, ìèíóòà | meenoota | minute | |
| ÁÀÃÀÆ, áàãàæ | baga(d)j |
baggage, luggage |
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| ÒÎÂÀÐÈÙ, òîâàðèù (2) | tòvareeshtch |
tovaritch : comrade |
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(1) The softening sound of ü (softening sign) here transforms the final í (n) into the sound gn as in champagne, reign etc... AK-NOTE: That's not a nasal sound. Do not close your mouth and/or do not try to -ng it, like in English words.
AK-NOTE: That's a soft Ø,
if you like it this way. Compare:
ØÀ / Ùß. NOTE: Every letter is pronounced in Russian. Consonants must be articulated distinctly. Vowel sounds are rather soft but consonants very clear and sharp. In particular the R must be rolled without fear of exaggeration, even at the end of words. |