These five consonants have sounds English speakers don't always recognize as separate sounds. Listen carefully.
Letter Ж ж
Ж ж (ž / zh) — zhe: like 's' in 'measure' / 'pleasure'
жыць — to live
жонка — wife
Letter Х х
Х х (ch / x) — kha: like 'ch' in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'
хлеб — bread
хата — house / hut
Letter Ц ц
Ц ц (c / ts) — tse: like 'ts' in 'cats'
цэгла — brick
цёплы — warm
Letter Ч ч
Ч ч (č / ch) — che: like 'ch' in 'chair'
гарбата — tea
чалавек — person / human
Letter Ш ш
Ш ш (š / sh) — sha: like 'sh' in 'shoe'
школа — school
шмат — a lot
Vocabulary
Belarusian
English
Audio
Ж ж
zhe — like 's' in 'measure' / 'pleasure'
—
жыць
to live
—
жонка
wife
—
Х х
kha — like 'ch' in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'
—
хлеб
bread
—
хата
house / hut
—
Ц ц
tse — like 'ts' in 'cats'
—
цэгла
brick
—
цёплы
warm
—
Ч ч
che — like 'ch' in 'chair'
—
гарбата
tea
—
чалавек
person / human
—
Ш ш
sha — like 'sh' in 'shoe'
—
школа
school
—
шмат
a lot
—
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