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Lesson 8h - Russian Soft-sign

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VOCABULARY USED IN THIS LESSON

Russian Pronunciation English
связь svYAz' connection / link / bond

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-з is quite a hard sound ('Z'), so when it is softened via зь it becomes more like an 'S' sound.

However, you will notice in the recording below that there is a tiny, tiny separation of -зь from the rest of the word.

 

Connection - [nonsense word]
связь - связ
Pronounced: svYAz' - svyas

Listen:

(Lena)

Listen:

(Lena)