Привет! :)

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Yo, I'm a new member. Let me share a little about myself; my name is Yoshi, I'm 13, female, I *LOVE* Clay Aiken, mwaha, and I've been trying to learn Russian for...around a year now. I became interested in it when I downloaded тату's Russian Album, and I loved it, lol. Anyway, I can know the Cyrrilic alphabet, and I know a few words, but I need some help. Here's what I still have some problems w/:

1.) Um, I heard somewhere that letter 'Д' is supposed to sound like Spanish 'D'. I speak Spanish, so I have no problem making the soft 'D' sound like in Spanish (sounds kind of like 'Th' in 'The'), but I'd like to know if that's true. I've heard it pronounced as both English 'D' and Spanish 'D'. Which one is correct?

2.) P A L A T A L I Z A T I O N ! Lol, it's kind of hard O_O. Can anyone please direct me to a place w/ audio files w/ palatalized and un-palatalized consonants? I'm having trouble w/ the difference between 'Ч' and 'Ть'. And 'Ль' <--I think I've got it, but I'm not certain. Is it the same/similar to the 'gl' in Italian 'figlia'?

Thanks! :)