Pronunciation of это and эта

[Technolok]

Hello all Russian lovers

Are это and эта pronounced differently or do they sound exactly the same? To my ears there's no difference at all, but maybe native speakers notice a difference. Can anyone help me?

Is there any region in Russia where they actually pronounce "e-to" instead of "e-ta" when saying это?

Спасибо!

[Ljovanja]

Hi again)
I'm russian and I can assure you that there is no differences in pronunciation. As long as I live, I haven't met anyone, who would say "eto" instead of "eta". Besides foreigners, of course)

[enrique4480]

Hello, this "problem" is easy to understand for foreigners (like me and you). The russian language has no grammar rules for this case. a simple response is:

o (in this case sound like a)

ó (in this case the sound is o)

Russian has no rules for accents.

a simple example from English to Spanish:

"The" is "El" in spanish:

The boy = El chico

The sound is very different for Spanish people

The boy = De boy.

¿what is the reason? only learn "The" is "El" and pronunced "De".

Sorry for my english.

[ColdSteel]

Generally, there is no a big difference between these words, when you pronounsing them. Both sound like "эта". Maybe sometimes the letter "о" in the word "это" sounds close to the English sound "e" in words with "-er" ending.

Yes, in some regions of Russia it is a local standard of pronunciation, when the letter "о" always sounds like "о" and never like "а". They may be regions that close to Ukraine, or some little towns, villages, mainly in the Volga Region (Поволжье).

The main rule is to pronounce the letter "о" like "о", when it is under a stress only, and like "а" - without stress.

это - [эта] - this (neuter), it
эта - [эта] - this (feminine)

молоко - [малако] - a milk
хорошо - [харашо] - good, that's good
хороший - [харошый] - a good one (masculine)

копыто [капыта] - a hoof (single, neuter)
копыта [капыта] - hooves (plural, neuter)
As you can see, the last two words sound the same.

[Technolok]

Thanks for all this information!
I didn't know that there were some regions where "o" was always pronounce "o". Everyday you learn something new...

[Dionysius]

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[samuel]

это - [эта] - this (neuter), it
эта - [эта] - this (feminine)

молоко - [малако] - a milk
хорошо - [харашо] - good, that's good
хороший - [харошый] - a good one (masculine)

копыто [капыта] - a hoof (single, neuter)
копыта [капыта] - hooves (plural, neuter)

This is the moscow accent

[KaminDox]

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[richardmlldk]

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[serg730]

Do not understand, please describe your problem again