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Pronunciation of the preposition "по"

Posted: Mar 27th, 15, 13:35
by machine_head
hello!!!!!!

Why is the preposition "по" sometimes pronounced like "pa" and sometimes like "po"? Is there any rule? For example, я иду по городу ("pa") and я иду по лесу ("po").
спасибо!

Re: Pronunciation of the preposition "по"

Posted: Mar 29th, 15, 17:48
by dimiter
There is the rule: in Russian 'o' without udarenie(term that referring to which syllable of word is stressed) always is pronounced as 'a'. You may ask, is 'по городу' actually a one word? Yeah, because noun with preposition tend to merge together in spoken language therefore they are grammaticly is one word. In another example, 'по лесу', udarenie is in the first syllable of the word 'полесу' hence it remains 'o'.

Re: Pronunciation of the preposition "по"

Posted: Mar 29th, 15, 20:39
by machine_head
thanks so much!!!!!!!!