Russian Voiced and Unvoiced Consonants
Voiced and Unvoiced Consonants
Because of the Russian language is, the way we pronounce some consonats changes, the same way as we saw with Vowel Reduction
Relation Between Voiced and Unvoiced Consonants
Each voiced consonant is related to an unvoiced one. As such, how they sound when pronounced is almost similar.
| Voiced | Unvoiced |
|---|---|
| Б | П |
| В | Ф |
| Г | К |
| Д | Т |
| Ж | Ш |
| З | С |
How They Change
Voiced consonats can become unvoiced:
-
At the end of a word:
ПЕТЕРБУР<u>Г</u> - pihtirburk
ГАМБУР<u>Г</u> - gamburk
ГОРБАЧЁ<u>В</u> - garbachef
МЕДВЕДЕ<u>В</u> -
In the middle of a word when followed by an unvoiced consonant:
ВО<u>ДК</u>А - votka
ВТОРНИК - ftornik
Inversely, unvoiced consonants become voiced:
- When followed by a voiced consonant:
ВО<u>КЗ</u>АЛ - vagzal