| Russian for English speakers ABC 03 |
| THE RUSSIAN ALPHABET (continue, page XI) |
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Russian |
Pronunciation Ïðîèçíîøåíèå |
English Àíãëèéñêèé |
AK-NOTE |
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ÀÊÂÀÐÈÓÌ, àêâàðèóì |
ackvareeoom | aquarium | |
| ÀËËÅÃÐÎ, àëëåãðî | allĕgro | allegro | |
| ÆÀÍÄÀÐÌ, æàíäàðì | (d)jandărm (1) |
constable (French: gendarme) |
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| ÆÀÐÃÎÍ, æàðãîí | (d)jărgohn (1) | jargon | |
| ÃÀÐÀÆ, ãàðàæ | gara(d)j (1) |
garage |
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| ÔÐÀÇÀ, ôðàçà | fraza | (phrase) sentence | |
| ÔÀÊÈÐ, ôàêèð | fackeer | fakir |
Nearly all Russian words with Ô are borrowed. |
| ÔÎÐÒÓÍÀ, ôîðòóíà | fòrtoona |
fortune |
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| ÊÎÔÅ, êîôå | cohfay | coffee | |
| ÏÀÐÈÆ, Ïàðèæ | paree(d)j | Paris | |
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ÀÊÒ¨Ð, àêò¸ð (2) |
akt'iorr | actor | |
| ÀÌÔÈÒÅÀÒÐ, àìôèòåàòð | amfitay-atrr | amphitheatre |
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(1) Æ is always sounded as a French j (e.g. joli) or English s in : pleasure. In Russian, -ar + consonant is not sounded ah (as in English guard, jargon (especially when stressed), but as an ordinary a (in lamp, for instance). AK-NOTE: Result of all this ->
ÆÀÍÄÀÐÌ |
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THE RUSSIAN ALPHABET (continue, page XII) |
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Russian |
Pronunciation Ïðîèçíîøåíèå |
English Àíãëèéñêèé |
AK-NOTE |
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×ÅÐÊÅÑ, ÷åðêåñ (1) |
tchairkĕss |
Tcherkess Circassian |
That's a nationality. |
| ×ÅÊ, ÷åê | tchĕck |
check, bill (French: cheque) |
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| ÔÓÐÃÎÍ, ôóðãîí | foorgohn | luggage-van (French: fourgon) | |
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×ÅÊÀ, ÷åêà |
tchecka | Tcheka |
That's a grenade's safety pin |
| ÀÁÑÎËÞÒ, àáñîëþò (2) | absolute |
absolute |
(2) Þ is long German ü in this word |
| ØÀÐËÀÒÀÍ, øàðëàòàí (3) |
shiarLatan |
charlatan, quack |
Remember - L means "cLear" |
| ØÀÑÑÈ, øàññè | shassee |
chassis, carriage |
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×ÀÉ, ÷àé (4) |
tchie (as in pie) |
tea | |
| ØÎÔ¨Ð, øîô¸ð | shòffiorr |
chauffeur, driver |
¨ is always stressed |
| ÃÅÍÅÐÀË, ãåíåðàë | ghenneraL | general |
That's an army rank |
| ÒÅËÅÔÎÍ, òåëåôîí |
telefohn |
telephone | |
| ÌÅÄÈÖÈÍÀ, ìåäèöèíà (5) | meddeetseena | medicine |
(5) no aspiration with Ö |
| ÖÈÐÊ, öèðê | tseerk | circus |
French: cirque |
| ÐÎÇÀ, ðîçà | roza | rose |
That's a flower |
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(1) ×
= ch or tch. |