AboutNatasha Kozyreva Expertise You can ask me questions on the Russian language, literature and culture. As a resident of Saint-Petersburg, I'd be glad to answer questions about it as well.
Question Hi Natasha,
I was wondering if you could give me the English phonetics for the following phrases;1.Please/Пожалуйста=? 2.Thanks/Спасибо=? 3.Where is the/Где.=?
4.How much for?/Наскольконасколько для?
5.What is the word for/Чего слово для=?
6.Where can I buy/get/Где могу я купите=?
7.I would like a/Я хотел был бы a=?
8.I have lost my/Я терял мое
Thanks Natasha if you could supply the phonetic sounds to these phrases that would be great.
Where is/Где? - gde (notice that the 'd' is soft).
How much for? - Сколько это стоит? SkOlka Eta stOit?
What is the word for? If you're going to use it in a situation when you point at something and ask for the Russian word for it, then you should say: "Как это называется?" - Kak eta nazyvAyetsya?
I would like a ... - Я бы хотел... Ya by hatEl. (the 't' is soft)
I have lost my/Я потерял мой/мою/мое... Ya poteryAl moy/moyu/moyo...
Use moy for a masculine noun, moyu for a feminine one and moyo for a neuter one.
It can be quite confusing, but you can use this text-to-speech online programme to help you with pronunciation: http://text-to-speech.imtranslator.net/speech.asp
Just note that you need to type a question mark if it's a question for correct intonation. I've checked it and it sounds very close to how natural speech sounds so I encourage you to use it.
