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[A] central low-narrow unrounded short and lax.
It is pronounced with the central part of the tongue raised in the direction of the juncture of the hard and soft palate a little higher than for [a]. The lips are spread. The opening between the jaws isn’t so wide as for [R].
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[A] is not so open as Russian stressed [a]. It is like [кAкой].
A tongue must be held a little higher, give a shade of [R] (the bulk of the tongue should be advanced), shorten the vowel.
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[E:] central mid-narrow unrounded long tense.
It is pronounced with the central part of the tongue raised almost as high as for [e]. There is no lip rounding. The opening between the jaws is narrow.
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There is no counterpart in Russian. Don’t replace [E:] by [о], no arching of the tongue. The tip of the tongue touches the base of the lower teeth.
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[q] central mid-broad unrounded short and lax.
It is pronounced with the central part of the tongue raised a little, but less than for [E:]. The lips are neutral. The opening between the jaws is narrow.
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Don’t replace [q] by Russian [э] and [а]. It resembles unstressed sounds in such words: комната, рана.
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