Viewing topic: Russian in English Phonetics

Ok, I did all of this from CD's at home. I learned enough to get around and was told that my Russian was very good. In many cases I was asked to say something in Russian when introduced to people. My responce was: Stoney-bood Pa-Ruskie ----- "Something in Russian"

I understand a little Russian
Ya nim no-gaw paw-knee-myo pa-ruskie

I speak a little Russian
Ya nim no-gaw ga-va ru pa-ruskie

I (don�t) understand
Ya (Knee) paw-knee myo

I read only English
Ya chet tie-yo tol-ka pon-glee-ski

I don't think so
Ya knee do myo

I don't know
Ya knee snie-yo (Knees-nie-yo)

Do you speak English?
Vay gava reitzy Pon-glee-ski?

Do you understand English?
Vay paw-knee-my-etcha pon-glee-ski

Do you understand me?
Vay paw-knee-my-etcha mean-ya

Speak more slowly please
Gava reitzy mead-danya Pa-shal-list-taw

What does this word mean?
Stoy naw-chet eta slova

How are you?
Cock vay porch-a vie-etc-ha

I figured I would have at least a few suggestions on corrections on something. But, maybe I was pretty close on most of them.

Ok, Next I put together a few line that will help the guys looking to meet someone. Fell free to correct me,,,,Anyone.

Two beers please
Da-va pee-va Pa-shal-list-taw

Where is your husband?
Ga-gee-ya vash moush

I like you very much
Vweem-na ochen na-rava-chis

May I call on you again?
Mosh-na pre-teek vom awget

I would like to have dinner with you
Ya hi-chil-la-va-ba paw-osh-ya-not swa-me

What are you doing tonight?
Stoy vay gel-lee-chee see-voyt-na vee-cher-rum

Maybe tomorrow evening
Mo-zet-baitz zaft-traw vee-cheer-rum

At six or seven o’clock
Shist eli sim chess-saw

You have beautiful eyes
O-vas teb-ya kras-eva-ya gla-za

Ok I thought I would try one more post. Please if anyone is getting anything out of this IM me and let me know.....

How / what is your name
Cock vasha eem-ya

My name is ________
Myo eem-ya ________

How is your family?
Cock vasha seem-ya

I want something to eat
Ya hi-chew stoney-bood pie-yeast

I want something to drink
Ya hi-chew stoney-bood wee-pidge

Repeat it please
Puff-taw reiga Pa-shal-list-taw

Tell me please
Skas-reitzy Pa-shal-list-taw

It is (not) important
Eta (knee) vash-naw

Not now maybe later
Knee see-chess mo-zet-baitz pole-zha

What time is it?
Ka-tory see-chess chess

I am (warm)(cold)
Mean-yet (tep-law) (Holid-naw)

Be careful
Aw-sta rosh-naw

Personally speaking, Russian in English phonetics is one of my bugbears. And I end up getting totally confused, cos I forget whether I'm supposed to be reading the letter 'p' as a p or an r sound, same with y, x etc.

Not meaning to have a go at you Horseman, different strokes for different folks and all that. But I remember that it only took me a few hours of practice to learn the Russian alphabet - it's easier than most people assume! (Unlike Russian grammar...)

I am sure it is darlin,,, but I am an Okie,,, we have a hard enough time with english. I am sure that if I turned on our local grammer you won't understand a word. But it is english, and spanish, and german, and on and on and ..... Well I think it is great that you have learned the Russian alphabet, but there is no way I can....

Seriously, if you want to give it a bash I can send you some photocopies from one of my textbooks with exercises to guide you in gently. First you learn the letters that are the same as English (a, c (when pronounced s like ceiling), k, m, o, t etc). Then you learn the ones that look or sound similar (d, e, l, y, H etc). That leaves actually not very many - the totally different ones like zh, ts.) I swear it only takes a few hours.

You confuse me with Oake and I'll baffle you with Derbyshire, a ya arkin' mi, mi duck?

I think that's really the biggest hurdle a lot of people have with Russian and other languages with odd alphabets - really, a few hours and some concentreation and it should go in.

I'm not saying you haven't tried though, I admit I would be a bit annoyed if somebody told me the Mandarin alphabet (or is it Cantonese?) is a scoosh to pick up.

Go on from the basic letters to reading familiar signs (there's a university site with a fantastic collection of pictures of easy-to-read street signs) and words and you're on your way to opening a whole new can of worms!

Thanks Guys
I might have to try that. When Luda (My girlfriend) gets here I plan to learn as much as I can. I have met a few Russian women that married American men that would not even try to learn Russian. I don't think that's fair. I think if you expect someone to learn your language you should at least try theirs. My ex-wife was German. I begged her to teach me. I know a little, but I wanted to know what her father was saying behind my back. !7 years and she never did.

She promised to teach my son and still hasn't... he knows some Russian now because of me.... Someday I will thry the alphabet..... I promise.

Excuse me Is-vee-knee-cha
How Cock or Kak
Hi Pre-vit
Hello Es-dras-witch-a
Good bye Das-va-dawn-ya
Good morning Doe-bray-a utra
Good Day Doe-bree jean
Good evening Doe-bree vee-cheer
Good night Spa-coy-na no-chay
I Know Ya’s-nigh-yo
I don’t know Ya knees-nie-yo (Knees-nie-yo)
English / In English On-glee-ski / Pon-glee-ski
Russian / In Russian Ruskie / Pa-Ruskie
Yes Da
No Nyet
Here Is-diss
Not here Knees-diss
There Tom
Where Ga-gee-ya
Now See-chess
Later Pole-zha
When/ Then Cog-da
Warm Tep-law
Cold Holid-naw
Evening Vee-cheer-rum
Today See-voyt-na
Tomorrow Zoft-traw
He Owen
She Ana
Thanks Spa-see-ba
Possible - Possibly Mosh-na
Quickly Vist-tra
Maybe Mo-zet-bait-z
Repeat it Puff-ta rega
Your place O-vas
My place O-mean-ya
Please / your welcome Pa-shal-list-taw
Restaurant Rest-tour-ron
Until next time Paka
Very good O-chen hara-shaw
Water Va-dee
What’s this Stoy eta
With you Swa-me
With me Sam-noy
Why? Pa-chee-moo

Sorry, It didn't post correctly,,,

Excuse me
Is-vee-knee-cha

How
Cock or Kak

Hi
Pre-vit

Hello
Es-dras-witch-a

Good bye
Das-va-dawn-ya

Good morning
Doe-bray-a utra

Good Day
Doe-bree jean

Good evening
Doe-bree vee-cheer

Good night
Spa-coy-na no-chay

I Know
Ya�s-nigh-yo

I don�t know
Ya knees-nie-yo (Knees-nie-yo)

English / In English
On-glee-ski / Pon-glee-ski

Russian / In Russian
Ruskie / Pa-Ruskie

Yes
Da

No
Nyet

Here
Is-diss

Not here
Knees-diss

There
Tom

Where
Ga-gee-ya

Now
See-chess

Later
Pole-zha

When/ Then
Cog-da

Warm
Tep-law

Cold
Holid-naw

Evening
Vee-cheer-rum

Today
See-voyt-na

Tomorrow
Zoft-traw

He
Owen

She
Ana

Thanks
Spa-see-ba

Possible - Possibly
Mosh-na

Quickly
Vist-tra

Maybe
Mo-zet-bait-z

Repeat it
Puff-ta rega

Please / your welcome
Pa-shal-list-taw

Restaurant
Rest-tour-ron

Until next time
Paka

Very good
O-chen hara-shaw

Water
Va-dee

What�s this
Stoy eta

With you
Swa-me

With me
Sam-noy

Why?
Pa-chee-moo

Hello!

I think in transliteration it is better when в is v, not w, like:

With you - с вами - s vami (svA-mi)

Some might find it easier to know where stress goes in a word or in expressions. Maybe we should make mp3s on VisaRus and teach Russian to teachers!

Thanks Tatiana

I think the MP3 idea is cool. I would get into that. Thanks for the input on V instead of W. I still make corrections as I go along. If I could just get good enough to talk on the phone I would be happy.