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Group 4 - Unfamiliar letters with unfamiliar sounds
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Ж ж
Zh zh
measure
Ц ц
Ts ts
its
Ч ч
Ch ch
champ
Ш ш
Sh sh
ship
Щ щ
Shsh shsh
fresh sheep
ъ
твёрдый знак
called the 'hard sign'. This letter has no sound on its own but represents a very short pause
ы
i
bit
Never comes at the start of a word
ь
мя́гкий знак
called the 'soft sign'. This letter has no sound on its own but it softens the consonant that comes before it by adding a 'y' sound to it
Group 4 Word Practice
журна́л magazine
царе́вич son of the tsar
гости́ница hotel
чай tea
дру́жба friendship
щи cabbage soup
бо́рщ beetroot soup
шампа́нское champagne
Шотла́ндия Scotland
объе́кт object
сын son
рестора́ны restaurants
Крым Crimea
ко́фе coffee
большо́й big
Кремль Kremlin
царьо́т tsar