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Unit 8 · Unit review

🪆 Uniquely Russian

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New letters

Ёё

Sounds like: "yo" as in "yogurt"

ёж – hedgehog

ЁЁЁёёё
Жж

Sounds like: "zh" like the "s" in "pleasure"

жук – beetle

ЖЖЖжжж
Цц

Sounds like: "ts" as in "cats"

цирк – circus

ЦЦЦццц
Чч

Sounds like: "ch" as in "chair"

чай – tea

ЧЧЧччч
Шш

Sounds like: "sh" as in "shop" (tongue pulled back)

школа – school

ШШШшшш
Щщ

Sounds like: long soft "sh", as in "fresh sheets"

борщ – borscht

ЩЩЩщщщ
Ыы

Sounds like: like the "i" in "bit", with the tongue pulled back

сыр – cheese

ЫЫЫыыы
Юю

Sounds like: "yu" as in "you"

юбка – skirt

ЮЮЮююю
Яя

Sounds like: "ya" as in "yard"

яблоко – apple

ЯЯЯяяя

Words

RussianSay it likeEnglish
чайchaitea
сырsihrcheese
яблокоYA-bla-kaapple
хлебkhlyepbread

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

Exercises

A Which letter makes this sound?

  1. "ts" as in "cats"
  2. "ch" as in "chair"
  3. long soft "sh", as in "fresh sheets"
  4. "ya" as in "yard"
  5. "yo" as in "yogurt"
  6. "sh" as in "shop" (tongue pulled back)
  7. "zh" like the "s" in "pleasure"
  8. like the "i" in "bit", with the tongue pulled back
  9. "yu" as in "you"

B Match the word to its meaning

  1. чай ____
  2. сыр ____
  3. яблоко ____
  4. хлеб ____
  1. tea
  2. apple
  3. bread
  4. cheese

C Translate

Into English

  1. чай
  2. сыр

Into Russian

  1. apple (я…)
  2. bread (х…)

D Read aloud, then copy

  1. сыр
  2. хлеб
  3. чай
  4. яблоко

Answer key

A. 1. Цц 2. Чч 3. Щщ 4. Яя 5. Ёё 6. Шш 7. Жж 8. Ыы 9. Юю

B. 1–a, 2–d, 3–b, 4–c

C. чай = tea; сыр = cheese; apple = яблоко; bread = хлеб