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VOCABULARY USED IN THIS LESSON

Russian	Pronunciation	English
Кремль	krEh-ml	Kremlin (literally means 'fort')
дождь	dOzh-(dt) - (the 'dt' is spoken very softly)	rain
шампунь	shAm-poon	shampoo
площадь	plO-sht	city / town square
подпись	pOd-pis	signature
дверь	d-vYE-(r) - (short rolled-'r' on the end)	door

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Extra notes regarding masculine and feminine nouns

There is also a small group of nouns ending with the "soft-sign" -ь. These nouns will either be masculine or feminine.

Unless the gender of the noun is obvious (see lesson 7e), there is no rule that will allow you to determine the gender of nouns ending with -ь, you have to learn them by heart. Since these nouns are relatively uncommon this task is not as difficult as it sounds.

Examples of Masculine Nouns Ending with -ь:

Kremlin (literally means 'fort')

Кремль

Pronounced:

krEh-ml

Audio:

(Lena)

Rain (with reference to weather)

дождь

Pronounced:

dOzh-(dt) - (the 'dt' is spoken very softly)

Audio:

(Lena)

Shampoo

шампунь

Pronounced:

shAm-poon

Audio:

(Lena)

Examples of Feminine Nouns Ending with -ь:

City / Town square

площадь

Pronounced:

plO-sht

Audio:

(Lena)

Signature

подпись

Pronounced:

pOd-pis

Audio:

(Lena)

Door

дверь

Pronounced:

d-vYE-(r) (short rolled-'r' on the end)

Audio:

(Lena)