Soft Sign and Hard Sign | Russian Language

Hey, guys! I had so much fun making this huge video! It's 5 parts of it:

I decided to give you full information on Russian alphabet, because I saw my students struggling with pronunciation, and the y needed extra explanation. I decided to do my best to teach you guys!

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[rafaelb.]

The best part is that one in which you say "If you say **** instead of **** I will still understand you"

[susansandler]

I really appreciate your videos explaining Russian phonology and use of language. You really make it accessible. I have a PhD in Linguistics and find your videos to be the best I've seen in terms of really explaining the nuances of Russian. Thank you!

[TheLunablackheart]

learning the function of the soft and hard sign makes me realise how much i need to work on my pronunciation

[yuluvii]

Tip: To pronounce “softly” you just add a “Y”sound to the beginning.

[jvm-tv]

I still can't pin point the difference between soft and hard. I can hear some slight difference but I wish there was more explanation on how to pronounce them.

[bane]

I am fascinated by the russian language and started learning to speak better with family and a love interest. I started with duolingo and Rosetta and while they are helpful they are really "to the book" and just throws random phrases at you and sometimes its difficult to retain information without creating your own learning regimen along with it. Ive found your videos to be EXTREMELY helpful. Everytime im stuck in a concept I search it on your channel and find the answers. You are a great teacher thank you!

[joeyjojojunior]

What benefitted me most is when you say the two different pronunciations. Спасибо

[EricMachadoRaupp]

Спасибо! I've been studying Russian for the past months and could not get the language without the lessons you've been posting! Very useful and didactic!

[Brillemeister]

The difference between those two letters has been mystifying me for years! Thanks for posting and God bless!

[sirenxo]

Wonderful explanation. You're an excellent teacher.

[ДмитрийХлеб-фе]

This is one of your first videos I watched, when I was first learning Russian. Thanks for the help!

[josepe]

can you please make an example using soft sign, hard sign and no sign in the same word? I would like to hear how a word would sound in each case, thank you for all you do.

[kkoonn_]

Спасибо большое. I learned the soft sound but I couldn't understand why семья sounds [simiya]. Now I understand :)

[SongBillong]

I think people panic too much about this. This video explained it really well :-)

[user_null]

Love the moment when he explained what "softening prior sound" means by saying "it makes the prior sound softer"

[christopherellis]

But yeah! (Hard )
Beautiful! (Soft)
Gaelic, broad and lean.
Sem-ja, se-mja

[Rasho]

I feel you are a good teacher. Thank you.

[YaShoom]

It sometimes seems to me that the letter “ь” is a more short version of the letter “й”, and the letter “Ъ” is a more short version of the letter “ы” (very short that it cannot be pronounced without a consonant)

[marshallreg]

Love these videos. Short videos packed with useful information. Thank you for taking the time to make these!

[irinasiberia]

your channel - a godsend for foreigners! thank you very much!happy New Year!