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Hi,

My question is about pronunciation of words : want and won't. Are they have the same sounds when you say them, or there is difference? I hear no difference. :roll:
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There is a difference. I wish I could type phonetically so I could show you :roll:
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I will try to answer your question soon. I first must ask some of my Russian friends about this. As you know, there are no exact equivalents for these two vowel sounds in the Russian Alphabet. Also there is a slight variation between American and British English.
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Xkalibur wrote:Hi,

My question is about pronunciation of words : want and won't. Do they have the same sounds when you say them, or is there a difference? I hear no difference. :roll:
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Ok,I'm back.
Try this and tell me if it helps.

Want will sound in Russian as Вонт
Won't
= Воунт


If I can find a better explanation I will post it later.
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danyet wrote:Ok,I'm back.
Try this and tell me if it helps.

Want will sound in Russian as Вонт
Won't
= Воунт


If I can find a better explanation I will post it later.

Many спасибо to you! :D Now it's clear to me...Thanks a lot!
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danyet wrote:
Xkalibur wrote:Hi,

My question is about pronunciation of words : want and won't. Do they have the same sounds when you say them, or is there a difference? I hear no difference. :roll:




Thank you very much for correction!!! :D :)
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