Audio Russian dictionary online?

[david-us.livejournal.com]

I know there are online English dictionaries where you can *click* on the word and it is pronounced.

Does anybody know of any online Russian dictionaries where you can HEAR the word pronounced?

Thanks!

David Emerling
Memphis, TN

Comments

[mos-stef.livejournal.com]

I don't know of any, but the 'Russian Word of the Day" application on Facebook has that ability... for one word, per day.

[olydiagron.livejournal.com]

Hi!
No i don't...
But if you are a beginner I can just give you an advice: Russian is not like english. You just have to learn som basic fonetic rules, some exceptions, and where the stress on the word is (wich is written in the dictionary) and then it is pretty "fonetically regular". So it is not like english, where the "ood" in words like "food" and "wood" are pronounced differently for some obscure historical reason...;-)
So my tip is to just get a good dictionary (Oxfords!!!!) and then just listen to songs, radio and so on to get a feeling for the pronounciation.
For me english is my second language, when I see a new English word, i never know how it is pronounced. Russian is my forth language, but it is much simpler when it comes to fonetics, I mean seeing a word and reading it correctly.

[david-us.livejournal.com]

You are correct. I can sometimes read Russian pretty well and have very little idea what I'm saying. :)

David Emerling
Memphis, TN

[olydiagron.livejournal.com]

I love that about russian! I can read storys for my friends kids, and they seldom have to correct me. (but spanish is of course even more like taht... I dont spek spanish only french, but it takes you ten minutes to learn the basic fonetic rusles, so now i read storys to my brothers kids, their mother i mexican, I have no idea what i am reading, but they uderstand everything.)
You should have a spelling reform in English...;-)

[wondershot.livejournal.com]

we really should. it's a little ridiculous :/

[thekuku.livejournal.com]

I agree that with the aid of stress marks, one can almost always correctly pronounce the word but for some words, it can be a bit tricky.
For learners, noting is as reassuring as hearing it from a trusted source. Also, I find listening to the word, aids my memory as well.

I recently discovered this dictionary which has audio pronounciation: http://online.multilex.ru/index.asp

It has several other good features
- red color (instead of using special font or a less visible color) to denote stressed letters.
- usage examples of words in common phrases.
- If you check the box, "Искать также в тексте словарной статьи" , you will find many other related words as well as usage examples for the root word.
- works both ways English->Russian and vice-versa.