Author: Yar
Date: 08:46:35 12/17/05
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How to pronounce "û":
In the pronunciation of the vowel [û] the bulk of the tongue is retracted from
the front teeth while the back of the tongue is raised. The lips are passive,
motionless.
Pronounce the word "two" and slowly move your lips from that "O" so that they
are parallel to each other [like when you say "eat"... you know you pull your
lips back]. As you move your lips, you must keep making that "oo" sound. It will
come out sounding like a retarted cow , but it works all the same.
:-)
On December 17, 2005 at 11:39:26, Tord Romstad wrote:
>On December 17, 2005 at 11:29:49, Yar wrote:
>
>>russian "û" ("ðûáêà") translates into english "y", not "i"
>
>Yes, I know. But we are discussing pronounciation, not spelling.
>The mapping between pronounciation and spelling in English is
>extremely irregular, as we all know. The letter "y" can can be
>pronounced in several different ways in English, and most of
>them do not resemble the vowel sound in "Rybka" at all
>(consider the words "type" and "yes", for instance).
>
>The vowel sound we are discussing does not exist in English, but
>the closest equivalent I can find is the "i" in "bit". Better suggestions
>are welcome.
>
>Tord
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