Unaccented 'о' and 'а' Because the 'o' and 'a' are unaccented, to the words "мясо" and "мяса" sound the same?I didn't realize I was going to start such a debate! LOL. In the few texts I have read the "o" or "a" unaccented sound like "uh" (that's my interpretation, not the text example.) I was just curious as to whether declined words ofter sound the same (especially to my untrained ear!).Hm, I do not understand most of what is being said. However, I do believe that trying to get pronunciation as close as possible to the native speak is important. Having been in the service industry, you realize that even when not perfect, the foreigners who have tried to perfect their pronunciation are those that are better understood. Also, with a language like Russian, sounds are very important because if you stress a syllable that isn't supposed to be stressed, it can become an entirely different word. Many books transliterate each letter as stressed. So молоко= mo-lo-ko, which of course, isn't how it is pronounced at all. How likely would you be able to understand someone who asked for moloko rather than malako? Or that their day was "horosho"? Even in English, a vowel change can make a whole new word!