Russian Alphabet Russian Phrases The symbol stress on that syllable. Knowing where stress should lie makes words much easier [‘] denotes to pronounce. [u] = sound as in boot [i] = sound as in see “oo” ‘ee’ [ai] = as in [ui] = as in weed (or French “i” “hi” ”pfui”) = It helps to smile as you pronounce it. [ “] “softens” preceding consonant. English Transliteration Hello Zdrahv’stvui tye Hi Pree-vyet’ Goodbye Das ve dan’ya Good morning Dob ro ye U’tro Good afternoon Dobri Dien Good evening Dobri Vech’er Thank you Spah si’ba Welcome You’re Pa zhal’e sta How are you? Kak day la’? Good Hor e show’ May I? Moazh’nah I am from California. Ya iz Kaliforn’ii Yes, No Dah, Nyet This, This is E’tah Peace Mir
Russian Alphabet Russian Phrases The symbol [‘] denotes stress on that syllable. Knowing where stress should lie makes words much easier to pronounce. [u] = “oo” sound as in boot [i] = ‘ee’ sound as in see [ai] = “i” as in “hi” [ui] = as in weed (or French ”pfui”) [ “] = “softens” preceding consonant. It helps to smile as you pronounce it. English Transliteration Hello Zdrahv’stvui tye Hi Pree-vyet’ Goodbye Das ve dan’ya Good morning Dob ro ye U’tro Good afternoon Dobri Dien Good evening Dobri Vech’er Thank you Spah si’ba You’re Welcome Pa zhal’e sta How are you? Kak day la’? Good Hor e show’ May I? Moazh’nah I am from California. Ya iz Kaliforn’ii Yes, No Dah, Nyet This, This is E’tah Peace Mir
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