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Unit 11 · Lesson 1 of 2

〰️ Hard & soft signs

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New letters

Ъъ

Sounds like: no sound of its own

подъезд – entrance (of a building)

ЪЪЪъъъ
Ьь

Sounds like: no sound of its own

соль – salt

ЬЬЬььь

Words

RussianSay it likeEnglish
деньdyen'day
ночьnoch'night
неделяnee-DYE-lyaweek

The accent mark shows the stressed syllable. Capital letters in “Say it like” are stressed.

Exercises

A Which letter makes this sound?

  1. no sound of its own
  2. no sound of its own

B Match the word to its meaning

  1. день ____
  2. ночь ____
  3. неделя ____
  1. night
  2. day
  3. week

C Translate

Into English

  1. неделя
  2. день

Into Russian

  1. night (н…)

D Read aloud, then copy

  1. ночь
  2. день
  3. неделя

Answer key

A. 1. Ьь 2. Ъъ

B. 1–b, 2–a, 3–c

C. неделя = week; день = day; night = ночь