Russian hard sign vs soft sign, ъ vs ь, мягкий знак или твёрдый знак

Пора нам сравнить наконец две интересные русские буквы! It's time to compare two interesting Russian letters - ь (soft sign) and ъ (hard sign)! In this video I will tell you how they influence the way Russian words are pronounced and also tell you when they are used! I will continue talking about these amazing signs in other videos but getting some general idea of what they are is enough for now!

Hey, there! I am Antonia Romaker and I teach two languages on this channel - Russian and English! You can learn both with me or just one, it's up to you! Just keep learning and watching the videos and I will make sure that you enjoy the ride!

[marcusferreira]

I am from Brazil and I like this videos. Я очень благодарен за видео. большое вам спасибо!

[lizzyefertig]

A great lesson as always! Thank you for your hard work and help, you make Russian fun and easy to learn! ;)

[stephenfowler]

Thank you.. There cannot be too many films with you explaining this and especially sounding out examples..

[RahulAtri]

Thankx a lot that u 'll come again with new vedio 😄, we were waiting for long time.😢🤧😄😁

[ssamuel]

Thank you, make video with more example using words

[Hany]

Very useful and educational. Please more of that will be appreciated

[math-with-afshin]

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[zebulahfadade]

Thank you for this valuable information. You explain things so well!

[jeffsnider]

Well done video. I have learned Russian as well as English from your channel.

[satanael_el]

Wow your examples were really good and your pronunciation was very clear unlike the other videos on youtube, thank you!)))

[RahulAtri]

Sorry for late mam😔, I was sick yesterday night so i missed premiere. It is really helpful and your expressions make it interesting, keep going mam😊

[aaronhurlock]

thank you. this was a useful review. Could you do a video about Russian temporaral conjuctions like до тех пор and перед тем как? I need to get better with my usage for those contructions. I am very interested in the grammatical function of ъ. You videos are a valuable resource in my studies and personal development. Thanks.

[NorthKorea]

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[KuldeepRaj-fdde]

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[Atheist]

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[samc]

Antonia, can you make a video about differentiating the differences between soft and hard consonants specifically when they are at the ends of words. For me, when soft consonants are at the ends of words they sound too close to their hard counterparts making it super difficult for me to learn. Thank You. I guess this will be useful for other subscribers too.

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[steven-k.]

I thought it was жёсткий знак? Твёрдый works as well. The hard sign is pretty easy, I just think of it as a hyphen. But the soft sign has all these different rules in different situations, a bit like г. I gave up honestly, I just put the words into Yandex Translate and listen to how it pronounces them. There are so many rules in Russian, each one is quite simple but there are so many, eventually you just to have to go with repetition. What I find interesting is that with latin based languages, people tend to pick up how to say them before they understand what someone is saying, but Russian is so complex, it's easier to understand what someone is saying first because you can for example pick out a verb of motion in their speech, but using it correctly is quite difficult. And things like the soft sign are difficult in part because of issues with accent.

[Bit-while_going]

Good explanation. I didn't know russian had anything like word genders although they don't appear to be as evolved as those in the romance language. Maybe that's related to how some languages like English never got any, and then others did. Who knows where it cave from though, but it seems a bit like a tonal difference.

[David-zinr]

How would I find a russian speaker to practice with? I’m really fascinated with the russian language and culture. 🇺🇸+🇷🇺💪🏽