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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)

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Letter Э

How to pronounce Russian letter Э
If letter Э is at the beginning of the word and after vowels
Examples: эхо, поэт, это.
Pronunciation – Э

If letter Э is after consonants in the foreign proper nouns.
Example: Бэла
Pronunciation – Э, it means that the previous consonant is hard.

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Letter Ш

How to pronounce Russian letter Ш
Letter ш is always pronounced as ш
Examples:шар, наш, шоколад, шуба, шить.
Шь are always pronounces as ш
Examples: мышь, носишь, шьёт

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Letter Ч

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Letter Ц

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Letter Ф

Pronunciation of the Russian letter Ф
If letter Ф is before а, о, у, ы, к, п, с, т, ф, х, ц, ч, ш, щ, л, м, н, р.
Examples: фунт, факт, фокус.
Pronunciation – Ф
If letter Ф is before е, и, я, ю, ё.
Examples: фея, фигура
Pronunciation – фь.
If фф are before а, о, у, ы and at the end of the word.
Example: буфф
Pronunciation – фф, ф
If фф are before е, и
Example: дифференцировать
Pronunciation – фьфь, фь.

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Letter Т

How to pronounce Russian letter Т
If letter Т is before а, о, у, ы, э, к, п, с, т, ф, х, ц, ч, ш, щ, л, м and at the end of the words.
Examples: так, кот, котлета, тут, твой, садить.
Pronunciation – Т.
If letter Т is before е, у, я, ю, ё.
Examples: тело, тёплый, тема.
Pronunciation – ть.
With letters стл and sometimes стн, letter Т is silent.
Examples: счастливый, несчастный, грустный.
If letters тт are before а, о, у, ы.
Examples: оттаять, оперетта
Pronunciation – тт, т.
If letters тт are before е, и, я, ю, ё.
Examples: оттепель, оттянуть.
Pronunciation – тьть.
If letters тъ are before vowels.
Example: отъезд.
Pronunciation – Т.
If letters ть are before vowels, consonants – к, п, с, т, ф, х, ц, ч, ш, щ, л, м and at the end of the words.
Examples: тьма, плеть, питьё.
Pronunciation – ть.
If letters ть are before б, г, д, ж, з.
Example: молотьба.
Pronunciation – дь.
Letters тс are always pronounced as тс or ц.
Examples: отсыпать, советский.
Letters тся and ться at the end of verbs are pronounced as цца.
Examples: строиться, строится.

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Letter Н

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If letter Н is before а, о, у, э, ы, consonants or at the end of the word.
Examples: наш, сон, нос
Pronunciation – Н

If letter Н is before е, и, я, ю, ё.
Examples: нет, небо, няня, нюхать.
Pronunciation – нь
If letters нн are before а, о, у, э, ы.
Example: ванна
Pronunciation – нн
If letters нн are before е, и, я, ю, ё.
Example: в ванне
Pronunciation – ньнь
Letters нь in all the cases are pronounced as нь
Example: лень

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Letter Л

Read Russian – how to pronounce Russian letter Л
If letter Л is before а, о, у, э, ы, consonants or at the end of the word.
Examples: лоб, улов, лыжи, мел, лук, голубь, полный, болт, лапа, гланды, балкон

Pronunciation – Л
If letter Л is before е, и, я, ю, ё.
Examples: люк, лямка, листья, наливать, лёд, блины, долина, люди, лето.
Pronunciation – ль
If letters лл are before а, о, у, ы.
Example: вилла
Pronunciation – лл, л
If letters лл are before е, и, я, ю, ё.
Example: коллегия
Pronunciation – льль
Letters ль in all the cases are pronounced as ль
Examples: нельзя, мель

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