Russian

Listen to some Russian

It is always advisable to begin work on any second-language (non-native) accent by listening to the speaker’s first language. We can glean vital information about Posture, Prosody, and the native sound inventory of by listening to the Russian language. You can find extensive recordings of Russians speaking in colloquial Russian among the resources provided.

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Learn some Russian!

When working a non-native English speaker accent, it is always a good idea to begin with the language itself. The sound system (pronunciation), oral posture, and prosody of a speaker’s native language are the basis for the way they speak English.

IPA

description

examples

ɨ

high, unrounded mid vowel

Музыка (music)
Американцы (Americans)

х хʲ

velar fricative-
first hard then soft

Хорошо (good)
aрхив (archive)

r rʲ

trilled /r/
first hard then soft

Русский (Russian)
Борис (Boris)

ɫ lʲ

dark /l/- first hard then soft

Владимир (Vladimir)
Лимон (lemon)

p˭ pʲ

/p/ (*unaspirated)
first hard then soft

/ариж (Paris)
Питербург (Petersburg)

d̪ d̪ʲ

/d/ (dentalized)
first hard then soft

Вода (water)
Дядя (uncle)