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Russian Pronunciation Vowel Reduction Videos

Vowel reduction (I) - Russian vowels are pronounced less distinctly when they're not stressed. That much will be familiar to English speakers, but there are some subtle differences as well! In this video we'll cover how to pronounce unstressed 'o' and 'a,' and how to avoid a mistake that's common in English-accented Russian. The first video in this cities helps with pronouncing хорошо ... just over 3 minutes into the video.



Vowel Reduction II

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