RUSSIAN LANGUAGE
ВОЙДИТЕ, ЧТОБЫ НАЧАТЬ ОБУЧЕНИЕ С АУДИО-ЗАПИСЬЮ

Russian for English speakers ABC 06

THE RUSSIAN ALPHABET (continue, page XVI)

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AK-NOTE

БАЛАЛАЙКА, балалайка

baLaLaika (l) balalaika  
АКЦЕНТ, акцент

ac(t)snt

accent  
ТЕЛЕГРАФ, телеграф telégraf telegraph  
КРОКОДИЛ, крокодил

cròcòdeeL

crocodile  
ИНЖЕНЕР, инженер in(d)jenn'ĕrr engineer  
РЕВОЛЬВЕР, револьвер

revvol'vairr

revolver  
ЭМИГРАНТ, эмигрант emmeegrant emigrant  
СЕКРЕТАРЬ, секретарь saicretarr' secretary  
АКАДЕМИЯ, академия acadmee-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)

ОРКЕСТР, оркестр ŏrrk'ĕstrr orchestra  
КОРИДОР, коридор

còrridorr

corridor  
ОПЕРА, опера opaira opera  
АРМИЯ, армия arrmee-ia

army

 

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

(2) Pronounce ee-ia (ИЯ), 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 - ИЯ
And only if pronounced indistinctly. Clear pronunciation would be: [И] [ЙА]