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The words for cold/hungry in Ukrainian seem to sound almost alike холодний/ голодний. How do you stress the difference in speech?
January 24, 2016
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Well, usually we don't need to stress the difference. These are not the words that are often confused. Tea cannot be hungry, after all.
January 26, 2016
Actually, what I was trying to find out is how exactly should one pronounce them. I'm sure a native speaker (and myself too ) would chuckle if I said "My tea is hungry!" To my ears they sound like almost the same word. But I think from what I know of the alphabet Холодний should be said with a kh sound and голодний with a huh sound.
January 27, 2016
[deactivated user]
Холодний should be said with a kh sound and голодний with a huh sound
This is true. Also, note that г is a voiced sound, while х is voiceless.
January 27, 2016
