5. Consonants К, Г and Х
Watch the video and repeat out loud.
The letter Г denotes the “hard” sound [g] when followed by letters А, О, У, Э, and the “soft” sound [gʲ] when followed by И, Е (for more on “soft” - palatalised - consonants see lesson 10). Note that in Russian, consonants [k], [g] and [x] are never followed by the vowel [ɨ] represented by the letter Ы. They only can be followed by И [i].
Practice these sounds and words:
Read the syllables, listen and repeat out loud.
ГА - ГО
ГА - ГУ
ГО - ГА
ГО - ГУ
ГУ - ГА
ГУ - ГО
Read the words, listen and repeat out loud.
гол, гул, гусь, голова́, год, помога́ть
Read the syllables, listen and repeat out loud.
ГИ - ГЕ
ГЕ - ГИ
Read the words, listen and repeat out loud.
гид, гимна́стика, Гео́ргий, пироги́, сапоги́, кни́ги, гео́графия
Exercise 1
Listen and match the correct sound.
