I came across afew Russian names while reading an online story, and I was wondering how you would pronounce them. O__O
Yeva, is the first one. Second, comes Fyodor. And last, is Sergei. How do you say them? :cry: It's driving me nuts!! :(
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I came across afew Russian names while reading an online story, and I was wondering how you would pronounce them. O__O
Yeva, is the first one. Second, comes Fyodor. And last, is Sergei. How do you say them? :cry: It's driving me nuts!! :(
Yeva - Ева
Ye like in yesterday and it's been stressed
Fyodor - Фёдор
Fyo sounds like in FI in first or a wee bit softer.
Sergei - Сергей
sounds close like sir gay - please do not anybody be offend - note that all of comparisons were simply phonetic and have no links with the real meaning of names!
Thanks alot, hun. :)
Welcome! :D
I would disagree - the first syllable sounds more like the first syllable in sur-viveQuote:
Originally Posted by Leof
It depends how you pronounce "survive" and how you pronounce "sir gay", what dialect of English you speak.Quote:
Originally Posted by HA
I speak middle-American English (grew up in Illinois), and the first syllable in "survive" sounds exactly like the vowel in "sir".
Can you say "Yoda"? Put an /f/ in front and an /r/ at the end - voil
I pronounce "Sergei" as "Sehr-gey"
We got a good chuckle out of this one when we were assigned names in Russian class.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leof
For you it might be funny, mind that!Quote:
Originally Posted by BlackMage
[quote=chaika]I speak middle-American English (grew up in Illinois), and the first syllable in "survive" sounds exactly like the vowel in "sir".
Can you say "Yoda"? Put an /f/ in front and an /r/ at the end - voil
So...is sir gay the correct annunciation of the name, then? You have me so confused. O____O :o
I would say fair gay but replace the f sound of the word fair by a s sound.Quote:
Originally Posted by loserzunite111
[quote=Rtyom][quote=chaika]I speak middle-American English (grew up in Illinois), and the first syllable in "survive" sounds exactly like the vowel in "sir".
Can you say "Yoda"? Put an /f/ in front and an /r/ at the end - voil
It's like
Йева
Фйодор
Сйергей or Сэргей
Вот если вы эти "йо" и "йе" быстро произнесете - получится нужный звук
Kinda like it's funny for you when we say "Pope"!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rtyom
[quote=TATY][quote=Rtyom][quote=chaika]I speak middle-American English (grew up in Illinois), and the first syllable in "survive" sounds exactly like the vowel in "sir".
Can you say "Yoda"? Put an /f/ in front and an /r/ at the end - voil
Not that funny.Quote:
Originally Posted by BlackMage
[quote=Rtyom][quote=TATY][quote=Rtyom][quote=chaika]I speak middle-American English (grew up in Illinois), and the first syllable in "survive" sounds exactly like the vowel in "sir".
Can you say "Yoda"? Put an /f/ in front and an /r/ at the end - voil
Not at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rtyom