Rain

[olydiagron.livejournal.com]

How would you recommend me to pronounce the word дождь?

I learnt in school that Mocovites say [дожьжь], (but there is noway I'm gonna pronounce it like that. I'll never say [пожьжье] either... it just feels very akward)

That peterburgers say [дошш]

But now I heard a new variant in a song: [дошть]

I really rather like the last one... Can I use it in speech?

Comments

[olydiagron.livejournal.com]

then I will too!

[andrewrocker.livejournal.com]

it's okay.

however, every transcription will be okay in every place in russia,
like "дожьжьик" - means every kind of rain, specially a small one, and "дождина" for a strong one,
something like вчера дождина так поливал, что я через куртку до трусов вымок.