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« on: March 23, 2004, 02:09:20 PM »
How do you guys pronounce 'Fyodor'?

Is it --Fee' uh dor-- or --FyO' dor--

Just seeing how you all pronounce it - with the 'y' stressed or the 'o'...
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« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2004, 08:22:46 AM »
If I try to pronounce it properly, I say:
Fee (as in "you pay a fee")
Oh (as in "Oh, my!")
Door (as in "you walk through the front door")

but if I'm just discussing him without regard to pronunciation I say:
Fee (as in "you pay a fee")
Uh (as in "uh, I don't get it")
Door (as in "you walk through the front door")
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« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2004, 11:49:22 AM »
In Russian it is spelled: (or at least how it sounds in english and is spelled accordingly)

fyedor (the r is trilled)

So really I think the first "O" in Fyodor should be an e...
Because in Russian it is pronounced Fyedor, not Fyodor.

I could of course be mistaken as I'm just learning the Russian alphabet and the pronunciation therein.
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« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2004, 07:59:03 AM »
I usually do the dumb thing and say merely "Dostoevsky" and everybody generally knows what I'm talking about. Russian names are doozies, aren't they?
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« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2004, 03:49:49 PM »
It is pronounced Fyo'der, as two syllables. In Russian, a 'yo' is always stressed. Also, his last name is pronounced:

Dahstohyevsky, with stress on the second syllable.

When I was in St. Petersburg, I went to the Dostoevsky museum, which made everything very clear. It is a wonderful museum.
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« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2004, 04:11:45 PM »
I've never been to Russia. How is it?
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« Reply #6 on: March 28, 2004, 09:14:22 PM »
Quote from: Alyosha on March 28, 2004, 03:49:49 PM
It is pronounced Fyo'der, as two syllables. In Russian, a 'yo' is always stressed. Also, his last name is pronounced:

Dahstohyevsky, with stress on the second syllable.

Many thanks, Alyosha! You explained everything very nicely...  Grin
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« Reply #7 on: March 29, 2004, 07:05:04 PM »
Russia is beautiful. I wish I had money to go back.
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« Reply #8 on: March 30, 2004, 08:18:22 AM »
Where abouts did you go?
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« Reply #9 on: March 30, 2004, 01:59:52 PM »
St. Petersburg and Moscow mainly. Maybe I'll post some pictures if I have time.
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« Reply #10 on: March 30, 2004, 02:01:15 PM »
Oh, that reminds me. I need to post the pics from my Hawai'i trip!
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« Reply #11 on: March 30, 2004, 02:07:54 PM »
Quote from: Alyosha on March 28, 2004, 03:49:49 PM
It is pronounced Fyo'der, as two syllables. In Russian, a 'yo' is always stressed. Also, his last name is pronounced:

Dahstohyevsky, with stress on the second syllable.


Thanks... now I don't have to just say Dostoevsky, and I can actually sound halfway intelligent! Now I want to learn Russian, though...
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« Reply #12 on: March 30, 2004, 05:16:37 PM »
The Russian language is so beautiful!

It is well worth studying even though it is hard. I study it as a hobby.
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« Reply #13 on: March 31, 2004, 07:59:47 AM »
Just realized, all I know conclusively about Russian language stresses, etc, I learned from The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! which is a comedy made during the Cold War, I believe. It had Alan Arkin as a Russian. So I could stand to learn a few things about the language.  Wink It is a beautiful language.
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« Reply #14 on: May 05, 2004, 10:00:27 PM »
I always thought Russian was one of those "interesting" languages that would be kind of fun to learn, and then one day I became obsessed with Dostoevsky and then suddenly it was like, "DUDE!  I want to learn Russian!!"  Unfortunatly they don't offer any Russian classes at my school.  I'm kind of teaching myself the alphabet though.
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