Learn to Read Russian - Lesson 5 | Russian Alphabet for Beginners

In the last lesson, we practice Ш, Щ, Ъ, Ь, Ы, Ю. These sounds are very important in Russian: 🔹 Ш — your lips are rounded, and your tongue is in the middle of the mouth.It is like English “sh”. 🔹 Щ — similar to Ш, but softer and longer. Say «sh» and after that your tongue goes toward to the front teeth. 🔹 Ы — start from the sound У, then relax your lips and smile slightly.Your tongue stays deep in the mouth. This sound is very unique in Russian. 🔹 Ь (soft sign) — it does not have its own sound.It makes the previous consonant softer. 🔹 Ъ (hard sign) — it also has no sound, but it separates sounds and keeps the consonant hard. 🔹 Ю — at the beginning of a word it sounds like “you”.After consonants, it also makes the consonant softer. Practice slowly, repeat often, and use the audio in your workbook as much as possible. If you’d like more structured practice, you can get the workbooks for this reading course on Buy Me a Coffee and Patreon. By buying the workbooks, you also support my work and help me create more free content for Russian learners. Thank you so much for your support! By Me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/artemevamaria/e/498472 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/easy-reading-148111725?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link ✨ Private lessons with me: https://artemevamaria.taplink.ws/ 🎧 Russian learning podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ru/podcast/simple-russian-stories/id1793066415 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4vAuPCoDp36cy8cvMHGXDy Mave: https://simplerussian.mave.digital/