Russian· vowel
How to pronounce unstressed о → а in Russian
In everyday speech unstressed о is pronounced like а — молоко comes out closer to 'malako'. Open your mouth wide and relax the tongue low for that open а, as in 'father' but shorter.
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Russian words with unstressed о → а
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Лев засмеялся, что мышь обещает ему добро сделать, и пустил её.
засмеялся
Сколько они ни бились, не могли сломать.
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