Minimal pair · Contemporary Standard Russian
Russian /t/ vs /tʲ/t and tʲ
Learn to hear the difference between t and tʲ in Russian words.
Practice these sounds/t/
An unvoiced tongue closure
A brief stop near the front of the mouth. The target here is the first consonant.
As inмат
/tʲ/
The tʲ category
Listen for the target sound in each word.
As inмать
WHAT TO LISTEN FOR
A small change.
A different word.
Learn to hear the difference between t and tʲ in Russian words.
Listen for the target sound in each word.
Sound examples
Tap to hear each wordмат
/mat/checkmateкот
/kot/male catпот
/pot/sweatсвет
/svʲet/lightмать
/matʲ/motherспать
/spatʲ/sleep, verbпять
/pʲatʲ/fiveпуть
/putʲ/path; way8 words. Words stay hidden during practice unless you choose to reveal them.