Russian· consonant-hard
How to pronounce the 'ж' sound in Russian
The voiced partner of ш — like the 's' in 'measure', but with the tongue further back. Always hard: жи sounds like 'zhy'.
Heard in жизнь · же · уже
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Лисица увидала — висят спелые кисти винограда, и стала прилаживаться, как бы их съесть.
прилаживаться
Галка увидала, что голубей хорошо кормят, — выбелилась и влетела в голубятню.
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В Африке главным источником продовольствия является сельское хозяйство.
важно
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