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[superslayer18.livejournal.com]

2 Questions:

1) Are there any sounds in Russian that, when combined together, make the same sound in English? My best two examples would be p+h=f, and if that means П+Х=Ф. Another would be K+N=N (like in "know") so К+Н=Н?


2) I keep having problems with -ь words, and how I am supposed to pronounce them. I know that to a Russian, т and ть are two totally different sounds. Same with л and ль I believe. Can anyone help me with what difference I am supposed to pronounce when I try to say one and not the other? I recall something about pronouncing "y" and the same time as the consenant, but I just can't!

Thanks if you can help me!

Comments

[yers.livejournal.com]

-stn- is always pronounced [sn], somewhat like the English "listen" [lisn].

That's about all.

[vladon.livejournal.com]

-stn- (-стн-) is pronounced like [sn] ([сн]) only because it's hard to say [stn], but it's possible.

[yers.livejournal.com]

It's a laid-down rule, not something people do for convenience. See paragraph 8 here (http://artefact.lib.ru/languages/russian/77-115.html).