Russian pronunciation: hard + soft signs, how to pronounce ш, щ, г, ч & ж, devoicing consonants

I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT DEVOICING ALSO HAPPENS TO VOICED CONSONANTS WHEN THEY'RE AT THE END OF A WORD, SORRY!
So anyways...
Today we'll cover the basics of Russian pronunciation rules, including what 'hard' and 'soft' means, the difference between ш and щ, what voiced/devoiced consonants are, and some pronunciation changes to г, ч and ж which can be confusing for learners of Russian.

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Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
0:30 - when consonants are hard and soft
1:49 - hard/soft general pronunciation difference
4:51 - hard and soft words
7:45 - the soft sign
13:09 - the hard sign
15:15 - difference between ш and щ
17:12 - hard and soft in ж, ш, ц, ч, щ
17:59 - pronunciation of ч
21:20 - pronunciation of ж
22:24 - pronunciation of г
26:24 - voiced and unvoiced consonants

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