How would the Russian abbreviation of USA be pronounced?
Ess - Shah - Ah?
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How would the Russian abbreviation of USA be pronounced?
Ess - Shah - Ah?
Se sha
Remember, S is "C" in Russian, there is not a letter "S"
США
So, it looks like the "Sha" and "Ah" sounds are pronounced together, though?
-Fantom
Yes, like ''seh-shah-ah", and very quickly.
СыШиА
Se-Sha is correct but definately not "СыШиА"
People say it differently. The only thing they agreen on is that it's not 'es' but 'se'
СэШэА
[quote=fantom605]
I always thought this was stupid. I think that everybody in the world should call a country by the name it's citizens call it. For example, Germans call their country Deutchland, so why in the HECK do we say Germany?
Germany = Deutchland
Spain = Espan~a
Mexico = Me-hi-ko
You get the idea. After all, if your name is Peter and you move to Spain, you expect to be called Peter, not Pedro.
Only my opinion.
He-he-he... So you must say "Ross-ee-ja" except for Russia :) Are you ready? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Platinum
Oh, man! If only it would have been soooooooooooo simple!.. Names develop through centuries and a good deal of inner and outer factors influence on them. Our forefathers would have needed to rearrange onomasticons every generation to sound it proper! Or even more often.Quote:
Originally Posted by Platinum
[quote=Rtyom][quote=fantom605]
[quote=Triton][quote=Rtyom][quote=fantom605]
Yes, but the name of the Russian letter C is actually Эс. In США it is an exception being pronounced СэQuote:
Originally Posted by fantom605
Good idea. It's Moskva, Rossiya, not Moscow, Russia. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Platinum
No more Warsaw, Prague, Vienna, Munich, Tirana, Bucharest, Rome, Athens, Copenhagen and Lisbon
but: Warszawa, Praha, Wien, M
пинд...ээээ...штаты :roll: в смысле
примерно СШЕА
I try to speak correctly. if you asked me, I would say ФБР и ФРГ correctly. All the time.