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Unstressed а and o Compared

The letters а and о sound very similar when unstressed. When а and о are unstressed and are in the initial syllable or in the syllable before the stress they sound like stressed а, but less strong. In other unstressed syllables, they sound like a in above. 
азо́т
ао́та
апо́стол
ваго́н
вода́
голова́
колбаса́
кома́нда
ко́мната
на́ново
пода́рак
подосно́ва
ро́за
табаково́да
тома́т
хао́с
nitrogen
aorta
apostle
wagon
water
head
sausage
command
room
anew
gift
underlying cause
rose
the tobacco grower’s
tomato
chaos

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