r/belarus 12d ago

Беларуская мова / Belarusian language Does Belarusian youth have Belarusian accent when speaking Russian?

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u/Spiritual_Cycle_7881 12d ago

Yes. I can clearly distinguish russian spoken in Minsk vs russian spoken in Moscow. And the words like шуфлядка will quickly indicate who is who.

It is not that obvious when comparing speakers from two villages near the border though

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u/Green_Web_6274 Belarus 9d ago

I'm Belarusian and never used the word 'шуфлядка' in my speech. The same applies to the differences between Russian and Belarusian. I personally wouldn't be able to "clearly distinguish" Russian in Russia and Belarus for the most part.