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Russian Pronunciation: Soft-Indicating Vowels The basic rule to make a "soft-indicating" Russian vowel is to combine a sound of English y with corresponding "hard-indicating" vowel. For example, to get Russian ÿ you should say y + a as if they are one whole (ya). Here I will introduce you into five "soft" vowels of the Russian language ÿ, å, ¸, è, þ. You will also learn a rule of the Russian pronunciation called ikanie. ß as in yahoo This vowel is pronounced like English ya in yahoo. Practice these words:
E as in yes The Russian sound of e is easy, because it is close to ye in English yes. Do not confuse it with English letter e, which sounds like Russian ý. Practice these words:
In the word âåñåëî, an unstressed e sounds like an abbreviated Russian è. This rules is called ikanie and it also applies to unstressed ÿ and ý.
This letter is pronounced like yo in yonder. As you can see, ¸ is formed from y sound and vowel o: y + o = ¸. Now practice these words:
This letter is pronounced like ee in meet. Practice these exercises:
The letter þ denotes the same sound as the English word you. Practice these words:
Quick reference on "soft-indicating" vowels
First page > Russian "Hard" Vowels > Page 1, 2
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