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- "Вот яйцо."
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In normal speech, it's /jɪj'tso/ in IPA ([jиᵉjцó] in traditional Cyrillic transcription). In unstressed syllables, я usually becomes /(j)ɪ/ due to vowel reduction.
But if you pronounce it /jaj'tso/ ([jаjцó]), as written, this would also be OK: it will be understood as extra-careful pronounciation.
N.B. ц /ts/ is a single consonant that starts like t and ends like s.
... unstressed я is also characteristic of some dialects where unstressed e, a and o after palatalized consonants are pronounced a**-flavoured, either consistently through the system or in some of the environments.
So the woman's pronunciation which I hear in this thread is correct, but the new man's voice is not, as he pronounces an "a" at the end. If I understand correctly, the singular яйцо is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable, while the plural яйца should be stressed on the first syllable.
Along these lines I hear almost a very small unstressed ə before the V sound on Duo, so it sounds like əVot - is this Duo, or does it have something to do with the o modifying the в?
What's the difference in Russian if you say " here is the egg " and " here is an egg"
You can change words order Here is an egg - Здесь яйцо. Here is the egg - Яйцо здесь.
Use Вот when you want to point to something. Use Здесь when you want to say Here. Sometimes they are interchangable, sometimes are not.
Does "Here is the egg" and "Here is an egg" translate the same? Newbie question I know, but I'm a newbie.
It can be translated the same both sentences. But there is a little difference in meaning. Here is an egg. - Вот яйцо. But : Here is the egg. - Вот это яйцо. That means 'this egg'. Not just any egg but this egg. Sorry, I'm not fluent in English.
Already been asked and answered here. You'll often find it useful to have a look over the thread before asking a question.
I am being thick - how do you type egg in Russian on an English keyboard?
