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Pronunciation of щ
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| Cameron | Date: Sunday, 2013-01-06, 2:31 PM | Message # 1 |
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| I wonder about the correct pronunciation of Russian щ. On many sites they say that it should be pronounced as shch. I listened to the audio and did not hear ch part. I also found a Ukrainian website with pronunciation audio, and I hear the shch. Can anybody make it clear for me?
Thank you
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| Olga | Date: Sunday, 2013-01-06, 3:46 PM | Message # 2 |
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| No wonder you don’t hear ch, because it’s not there. In many courses they present it with 2 different sounds. I think originally it happened, because someone tried to illustrate the difference between ш and щ. And, if you pronounce quickly and casually shch together with a vowel, you will get it: fresh chicken.
But you will get much closer sound if you do the same with shsh: English sheet.
Message edited by Olga - Sunday, 2013-01-06, 3:47 PM |
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| Oxana | Date: Sunday, 2013-01-06, 6:09 PM | Message # 3 |
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| The pronunciation of Russian and Ukrainian щ is different. In Ukrainian they pronounce it shch exactly as in fresh chicken: щітка = brush, що= what.
In Russian though it sounds as soft ШШ. It's always softer and longer than Ш.
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| Cameron | Date: Tuesday, 2013-01-08, 9:51 AM | Message # 4 |
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| Thanks a lot for your answer ladies!
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| Biker | Date: Friday, 2013-01-11, 12:34 PM | Message # 5 |
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| I read on one forum that in some regions of Russia, for a example in Saint Petersburg, they pronounce щ as shch.
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| Olga | Date: Friday, 2013-01-11, 12:35 PM | Message # 6 |
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| I am from Saint Petersburg. I assure you that people in Saint Petersburg pronounce this letter very soft as shsh.
Message edited by Olga - Friday, 2013-01-11, 12:36 PM |
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| Biker | Date: Monday, 2013-01-14, 7:00 PM | Message # 7 |
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| Thank you, Olga!  
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| Olga | Date: Monday, 2013-01-14, 7:01 PM | Message # 8 |
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| You are welcome!
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