When we are learning any foreign language Andros Townsend England Jersey , we are bound to compare it with our mother tongue (let's assume that yours is English).
Learning Russian has already brought you pleasant surprises -- for example, remember the moment when you found out that spelling in Russian is much simpler than in English? It means that it is easier for a learner to start reading. You don't agree and think that reading Russian is difficult? Then imagine a native Russian-speaker learning English and trying to figure out how to read double-o in words like "book", "floor", or "blood". If he hasn't yet heard these words and the teacher is far away at the moment, learning how to read takes tremendous effort. Compared to him, YOU are lucky.
But all the same -- reading in Russian can sometimes be tricky for a beginner, whose native language is English. Hard and soft consonants are usually the most difficult thing for a student to remember.
In English it doesn't matter whether the consonant you pronounce is hard or soft Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain England Jersey , but in Russian it can make another word. Your teacher surely has told you this, but there is a pretty long distance between knowing a rule and applying it automatically. That is why beginners often read words like "СЕЛ" and "СЪЕЛ" the same. Listening, memorizing, imitating native speakers will help -- in time. What to do here and now, especially if there is no tutor to correct?
Well, you can control your reading yourself so you won't confuse "Он сел" (He sat downhave sat down) Он съел? (He has eaten?).
To sort out this mess with the consonants, let's take a look at Russian VOWELS. Yes Adam Lallana England Jersey , vowels, because that's what causes the trouble. There are 4 vowels that soften the preceding consonant -- Я, Ё, Е, Ю, И?
But probably we'd better begin from the beginning.
Let's divide Russian vowels into two groups:
Group 1: А О Э У Ы Group 2: Я Ё Е Ю И
Have you noticed something? Not yet? Well, let's put them in pairs: А ?Я Wholesale England Soccer Jerseys , О ? Ё, Э ? Е, У ? Ю, Ы ? И
Now you see?Я sounds ЙА, Ё is ЙО, Ю is ЙУ and Е is ЙЭ.
In 4 out of 5 pairs the sound from the second group = Й + the sound from the first group.
Remember that, it will help you in reading.
Now some good news: You will never have any problem reading vowels from the Group 1. Letters А,О,Э,У,Ы are read always the same.
Now about Group 2. Letters Я Cheap England Soccer Jerseys ,Ё,Е,Ю can cause some trouble in reading. What's more, they are responsible for most of your foreign accent when you're speaking Russian. To avoid both, remember these simple rules:
Example: the word НЯНЯ (a nanny, a babysitter) The most common mistake is reading it as н'йа-н'йа (an apostrophe after the letter means the sound is soft). The right pronunciation is н'а-н'а more examples: ВЕСНА = в'эсна (spring)
The letter И after a consonant simply softens it (it has no Й to lose). СИНИЙ = с'и-н'ий (navy blue) МИР = м'ир (worldpeace)
You read these four letters AS THEY ARE IN THE ALPHABET (Я=ЙА, etc.) ONLY WHEN THESE LETTERS DON'T FOLLOW A CONSONANT.
It happens when: The word begins with such a letter: Яблоко = read it as ЙАблоко (apple) Ёжик = ЙОжык (hedgehog) Ехать = ЙЕхать (to go, usually by some means of transport) Юпитер = ЙУп'ит'эр (Jupiter)
When such a letter follows a vowel: маЯк = маЙАк (lighthouse) моЁ =моЙО (mine, or my ? with a neuter noun, like my coat = моё пальто) приЕхать =приЙЭхать (to come by some means of transport)
When these vowels follow Ъ and Ь.These two letters indicate that after them those 4 vowels will sound as йа Tom Heaton England Jersey , йэ, йо, йу. That's what Ъ and Ь and are for.
ВЪЕЗД=вЙЕзд (entrance for transport) СВИНЬЯ= свин'ЙА (pig)
But how to use all this to improve reading? For example, you can do like this: Print a page with the Russian text you are going to read Underline the Group 2 vowels in this text (Я,Е,Ё,Ю Theo Walcott England Jersey ,И) Start reading, paying attention to where these letters are in the word ? at the beginning of a word; after ъ, ь, or a vowel; or after a consonant. Very soon you won't need to underline these vowels anymore.