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English words to Russian
Dictionary for Russian learners designed for you to learn new words, not just to look at their meanings, it contains: audio files, which will help you to learn how to pronounce Russian words; conjugation for Russian verbs; declension for Russian nouns and adjectives. In addition these pages include sentences with the particular word you are learning. Sentences for nouns will give you an opportunity to compare the same noun, looking at it in different grammatical cases. On many pages you will find music clips, which will help you to memorize Russian words.
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Letter Я
Letter Я is the last letter in The Russian alphabet. It represents a vowel, though there is no such sound as [я]. There are two ways how we pronounce letter Я in Russian words. In some words it denotes two sounds – [й] and [а] (белая – бела[йа], in some just one – [а] (дядя – д[а]д[а]).
How to pronounce Russian letter Я
If letter Я is at the beginning of the word, after vowels, after ъ and ь.
Examples: яблоко, пьяный, объявить.
Pronunciation – йа
If letter Я is after consonants.
Examples: ряд, сяду, вялый
Pronunciation – а, also it means that previous consonant is soft.
The same as in English, where pronoun I represents just one letter, Russian Я not just a letter, it also is a pronoun I.
Letter Ю
How to pronounce Russian letter Ю
If letter Ю is at the beginning of the word, after vowels, after ъ and ь.
Examples: юг, адъютант, пою.
Pronunciation – йу.
If letter Ю is after consonants.
Examples: люстра, нюхать, парашют.
Pronunciation – у, also it gives softness to the previous consonant (exceptions ж, ш)