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Alright,
this is episode 10 of Learn Russian Pronunciation. Today is the
midterm, where I’ll test you on pretty much everything we’ve learned
so far. So let’s do it…
How
are the letters M-A-L pronounced in Russian? мал
Now
add a soft-sign at the end. маль
Say
those side-by-side. Without the soft-sign: мал
…and
with it: маль
Next:
How do Russians pronounce Italy’s capital?
Рим
What
is the main food item sold at places like Burger King and McDonalds?
гамбургер
Speaking
of rolled R’s, what’s the Russian name of this instrument? (violin)
Remember that mnemonic device we came up with—what I calla
PowerPhrase? I gave up the violin because all I did was make
scraping sounds. That word scrape
leads us to…
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starts with a consonant cluster. The topic of Ep #3. So let’s try
another one from that lesson. Try to pronounce a Russian V-D-and
R…(Вдр)…Now
add an “u” sound at the end.
вдру…вдру…
Finally,
if we put a Russian G (Г) at the very end,
how will it sound? Do you think it’ll be voiced or unvoiced?
вдруг
G
was the final letter, so—following the pattern—we donэt
voice it, and so it sounds just like a K. вдруг (like
“вдрук”)
Next,
let’s try some listening practice with that pair of vowels: Ы
and И
In
each of the following words, say “the first one” if you
hear that troublesome Ы vowel…and say
“the second one” if you hear the И
vowel. Ready?
был….1st
one
бил….2nd
one
мыть….1st
one
Вы….1st
one
Тим….2nd
one
дым….1st
one
You’re
doing great, let’s keep going. In Episode #8 we worked with that
Russian letter X. So tell me, what are we listening to here? (Bach
choir)
Хор
We
say ‘choir’, but Russians replace that “ch” with their X
sound.
And
the composer, by the way…His name is Johann Sebastian…what? Бах
When
an artist like Taylor Swift releases a new album, she probably hopes
that every song will become a….what’s the word in Russian?
Хит
To
sweeten my coffee, I added a tablespoon of…what’s the word?
сахар
Great
job. And then, in Episode 9 we looked at the phenomenon of voiced and
devoiced consonants.
Let’s
take the Russian letter B…It looks like a capital English ‘B’. When
it stands alone, it’s voiced. V. So, how will this word be
pronounced? (ВАС) V-A-S? Will it be
voiced or unvoiced?
Вас
Very
much voiced. But let’s put it at the end of a word. П-Л-О-В…How
will that sound?
плов
Unvoiced.
Like an “F” Плов (like ПЛОФ)
by the way is how Russians say pilaf…that rice
kind of dish. Now let’s put that letter in the middle of a word.
(ЛАВА) L-A-V-A…How will it sound?
лава
Voiced
again. Got it? You’re doing great.
…but
we’re not done. Let’s run through the words and phrase we officially
learned in each lesson.
Ask
your friend: Pavel was in the park?
Павел
был в парке?
Change
Pavel to Maria.
Мария
была в парке?
Did
you add that ‘a’ to the end of the verb—была–because
Maria is a woman?
Next:
I’m gonna butcher some French words here, but…The Eiffel Tower, the
Louvre museum, and the Arc D’ Triumph are just a few of the _____ in
Paris. What’s the word?
достопримечательности
Next:
How do we convey the idea that: I like soccer. How do Russians
literally phrase that?
To
me….is pleasing….soccer.
Мне
нравится футбол.
Say:
I really like basketball. Literally….what? To me…very
pleasing…basketball.
Мне
очень нравится баскетбол.
Ask
someone: Where is Starbucks located?
Где
находится Старбакс?
Imagine
you’re staying in a Moscow hotel. It’s morning time, so greet the
concierge, and then ask him where GOOM is. ГУМ
is a famous shopping mall.
Доброе
утро. Где находится ГУМ?
So,
you walk to Red Square, which is where GOOM is located, and on the
way you decide instead to see Lenin’s tomb. But when you get there,
the line stretches all the way along the Kremlin wall. What’s the
Russian version of, Oh, my God…
О,
мой Бог.
Imagine
you’re waiting for you bags in the airport. Finally, your Samsonite
comes chugging along the conveyor. How do you express your relief in
Russian?
Слава
Богу…Literally? Glory to God.
Next:
My wife and I have twins. Sophia is our little girl. And William is
our….мальчик
Did
you nail that soft-sign after the L? That’s why we learned that word.
Say it again..
It
helps to almost say the English word “mile”…mile-cheek…but
bring your tongue up to the roof of your mouth. МАЛЬ-чик
Next…Fill
in the blank. When I was a boy, my favorite ____ was my G.I. Joe
doll.
Игрушка
So,
your hotel bar is offering free soft drinks. Without trying to sound
too rude, tell the bartender: I want a Sprite.
Я
хочу Спрайт.
In
your apartment, you offer to make dinner for your roommate. Pull out
a can of Campbell’s chicken broth and ask him, with two words: Want
soup?
Хочешь
суп?
You
could also phrase it the other way:
Суп
хочешь?
He
shrugs and says the Russian word for, Okay.
Хорошо.
We’re
just about done here, guys. And since I’ll be seeing you in the next
episode, how should we part ways? Literally…Until the meeting.
До
встречи
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Alright,
this is episode 10 of Learn Russian Pronunciation. Today is the
midterm, where I’ll test you on pretty much everything we’ve learned
so far. So let’s do it…
How
are the letters M-A-L pronounced in Russian? мал
Now
add a soft-sign at the end. маль
Say
those side-by-side. Without the soft-sign: мал
…and
with it: маль
Next:
How do Russians pronounce Italy’s capital?
Рим
What
is the main food item sold at places like Burger King and McDonalds?
гамбургер
Speaking
of rolled R’s, what’s the Russian name of this instrument? (violin)
Remember that mnemonic device we came up with—what I calla
PowerPhrase? I gave up the violin because all I did was make
scraping sounds. That word scrape
leads us to…
скрипка
скрипка
starts with a consonant cluster. The topic of Ep #3. So let’s try
another one from that lesson. Try to pronounce a Russian V-D-and
R…(Вдр)…Now
add an “u” sound at the end.
вдру…вдру…
Finally,
if we put a Russian G (Г) at the very end,
how will it sound? Do you think it’ll be voiced or unvoiced?
вдруг
G
was the final letter, so—following the pattern—we donэt
voice it, and so it sounds just like a K. вдруг (like
“вдрук”)
Next,
let’s try some listening practice with that pair of vowels: Ы
and И
In
each of the following words, say “the first one” if you
hear that troublesome Ы vowel…and say
“the second one” if you hear the И
vowel. Ready?
был….1st
one
бил….2nd
one
мыть….1st
one
Вы….1st
one
Тим….2nd
one
дым….1st
one
You’re
doing great, let’s keep going. In Episode #8 we worked with that
Russian letter X. So tell me, what are we listening to here? (Bach
choir)
Хор
We
say ‘choir’, but Russians replace that “ch” with their X
sound.
And
the composer, by the way…His name is Johann Sebastian…what? Бах
When
an artist like Taylor Swift releases a new album, she probably hopes
that every song will become a….what’s the word in Russian?
Хит
To
sweeten my coffee, I added a tablespoon of…what’s the word?
сахар
Great
job. And then, in Episode 9 we looked at the phenomenon of voiced and
devoiced consonants.
Let’s
take the Russian letter B…It looks like a capital English ‘B’. When
it stands alone, it’s voiced. V. So, how will this word be
pronounced? (ВАС) V-A-S? Will it be
voiced or unvoiced?
Вас
Very
much voiced. But let’s put it at the end of a word. П-Л-О-В…How
will that sound?
плов
Unvoiced.
Like an “F” Плов (like ПЛОФ)
by the way is how Russians say pilaf…that rice
kind of dish. Now let’s put that letter in the middle of a word.
(ЛАВА) L-A-V-A…How will it sound?
лава
Voiced
again. Got it? You’re doing great.
…but
we’re not done. Let’s run through the words and phrase we officially
learned in each lesson.
Ask
your friend: Pavel was in the park?
Павел
был в парке?
Change
Pavel to Maria.
Мария
была в парке?
Did
you add that ‘a’ to the end of the verb—была–because
Maria is a woman?
Next:
I’m gonna butcher some French words here, but…The Eiffel Tower, the
Louvre museum, and the Arc D’ Triumph are just a few of the _____ in
Paris. What’s the word?
достопримечательности
Next:
How do we convey the idea that: I like soccer. How do Russians
literally phrase that?
To
me….is pleasing….soccer.
Мне
нравится футбол.
Say:
I really like basketball. Literally….what? To me…very
pleasing…basketball.
Мне
очень нравится баскетбол.
Ask
someone: Where is Starbucks located?
Где
находится Старбакс?
Imagine
you’re staying in a Moscow hotel. It’s morning time, so greet the
concierge, and then ask him where GOOM is. ГУМ
is a famous shopping mall.
Доброе
утро. Где находится ГУМ?
So,
you walk to Red Square, which is where GOOM is located, and on the
way you decide instead to see Lenin’s tomb. But when you get there,
the line stretches all the way along the Kremlin wall. What’s the
Russian version of, Oh, my God…
О,
мой Бог.
Imagine
you’re waiting for you bags in the airport. Finally, your Samsonite
comes chugging along the conveyor. How do you express your relief in
Russian?
Слава
Богу…Literally? Glory to God.
Next:
My wife and I have twins. Sophia is our little girl. And William is
our….мальчик
Did
you nail that soft-sign after the L? That’s why we learned that word.
Say it again..
It
helps to almost say the English word “mile”…mile-cheek…but
bring your tongue up to the roof of your mouth. МАЛЬ-чик
Next…Fill
in the blank. When I was a boy, my favorite ____ was my G.I. Joe
doll.
Игрушка
So,
your hotel bar is offering free soft drinks. Without trying to sound
too rude, tell the bartender: I want a Sprite.
Я
хочу Спрайт.
In
your apartment, you offer to make dinner for your roommate. Pull out
a can of Campbell’s chicken broth and ask him, with two words: Want
soup?
Хочешь
суп?
You
could also phrase it the other way:
Суп
хочешь?
He
shrugs and says the Russian word for, Okay.
Хорошо.
We’re
just about done here, guys. And since I’ll be seeing you in the next
episode, how should we part ways? Literally…Until the meeting.
До
встречи
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