Question

@SolomonZelman In what case will there be exceptions in the pronunciation of vowels?

Answer 1

In which language? I don't quite get the question....

Answer 2

In Russian, like тобой->tAboy свободное->svAbodnoye

Answer 3

(i don't know if i spelt them correctly, hope you know what i'm talking about)

Answer 4

союз->swAyuz

Answer 5

всегда->vs i gda

Answer 6

There is no such a word as полягоно.
свободное, союз, всегда.

At first, do you know that there are 3 genders in Russian language when it comes to adjectives?
Male, Female, and it.

Answer 7

свободное means that something is free. Specifically something, not someone.
"ое" defines to what/whom the adj refers to.

Answer 8

and then?

Answer 9

but how do I know when to they change their pronunciation?

Answer 10

pronunciation of what?

Answer 11

of the vowels

Answer 12

All these words mean Free (adj) but,
свободное something of a middle gender (it's called middle gender) will get into that.

http://translate.google.com/#en/ru/%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5




свободная
referring to a woman/girl.
http://translate.google.com/#en/ru/%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F




свободный referring to a man.

http://translate.google.com/#en/ru/%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9

Answer 13

Click to sound if you want to hear in each link.

Answer 14

It's called the "neuter" gender if you wanna refer :)

Answer 15

Yeah, neuter, forgot that term.

Answer 16

I'm asking why they pronounce it as svAbodnoye but not svObodnoye lol

Answer 17

or is the O sound a little bit similar to the A sound in Russian?

Answer 18

It's just the same way Americans say not with sound A, instead of sound O (it's supposed to actually be with O, pronounced as not, not as nat.)

Answer 19

I see, thank you

Answer 20

But I can clearly hear the difference between the two о's in the word тобой...

P.S. YAY I CAN FINALLY TYPE A WORD USING THE RUSSIAN LAYOUT :DDDD

Answer 21

Nice to hear that.

( Are you planning to like learn Russian? )

Answer 22

maybe just studying another language lol...

P.S. There is a difference between studying a language and learning a language