“WHY THE HECK IS O SOMETIMES PRONOUNCED AS A?”

If you´ve ever wondered this, you´re in luck because this cheat sheet explains it all.

Here is a quick recap of what´s inside:

1. When A sounds as a long A
2. When A and O sound as a short A
3. When A and O sound as an English schwa sound or something in between Russian A and Э
4. When A sounds as И
5. When A sounds as Ы

Oh, it also includes the audio so that you could hear the difference in pronunciation for O and A in different positions.

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