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🙋 Lessons for beginners - Reading unstressed O - №5
منذ ٥ أعوامHey Russian learners!
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In this lesson:Learn and practice reading some Russian words with unstressed letter «О».Here is your first rule of pronunciation: letter O sounds like A when it is not stressed. The Russian letter O is pronounced [o] when it is stressed and it is pronounced like A [a] or an unclear schwa [ə] when it is not stressed. This is called vowel reduction, and it is an important rule of the Russian pronunciation. unstressed О -> short A
What is the correct pronunciation for the word хорошо?That`s right! It is /харашО/!And now listen to these two catchy songs to help unstressed О rule stick in your head =)
Верка Сердючка - Все будет хорошо
Митя Фомин - Все будет хорошо
Please, note that the word ШОКОЛАД (chocolate) is an exception and it is pronounced as /шыкалАт/. Hope this song will help you to remember the correct pronunciation.
Тутси - Горький Шоколад
Good luck!
Julia