Thread: how do i pronounce..

hey im still fairly new to russian. but i am struggling with the translation of Joseph -
Джозеф if you could spell it out how to pronounce that would be great also if anyone could help me with a problem with names could you pm me i need help ))

Вести.Ru: "Специальный репортаж": Джозеф Байерли. Баллада о солдате

Here (in a video) you can hear how the reporter pronounces the name Joseph.

thank you

The "translation" of Joseph to Russian is Иосиф (Iosif, Ee-oh-sif).

Originally Posted by Kudesnik

The "translation" of Joseph to Russian is Иосиф (Iosif, Ee-oh-sif).

No way, the variant "Иосиф" is true only for Bible names, for instance Jacob = Яков, Josef = Иосиф, but in other cases (Literature, TV) Jacob = Джейкоб, Josef = Джозеф