Pronunciation Exception

The Russian letter г normally has the sound of the first consonant in the word get.

However---

When г appears in this combination:
ого
it is pronounced "oVo".

In this combination:

его
it is pronounced "yeVo".

These combinations appear quite often in Russian, so you need to be aware of them. Don't ask me why it works this way; I haven't a clue.

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