Feb. 21st, 2011

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Normally, I'm pretty good at sounding things out and eventually getting the pronunciation correct - even if it takes me a few times.

And then I stumbled across this phrase in my studies: 

встречаться с затруднениями
"to encounter difficulties"

I simply cannot say this phrase no matter how hard I try. It's the prepositional portion that ties me up.

I found it somewhat humorous that I was "encountering difficulties" saying that "I was encountering difficulties."

Seriously now - even you native Russians have to find this difficult to say. I wish I could hear somebody say it.

Which got me to wondering. Is there anywhere on the internet where you can import a phrase/sentence and have it spoken back to you? I know there are audio dictionaries that read back individual words - but I'm wondering if there is something like a more comprehensive Russian reader. I would like to hear somebody say "с затруднениями."

I think I'll stick with ... Мне трудно. :)

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