Oct 13, 2007 12:31
16 yrs ago
Russian term

Nefedova

Russian to English Other Names (personal, company)
I believe this is a Russian name. Could you explain to me how you pronounce it?

Thanks in advance.

Proposed translations

+5
10 mins
Selected

nye-FYO-da-va

or it could be transcribed using ' for soft sounds:

n'e-F'O-da-va

Capitalized - stress

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Note added at 33 мин (2007-10-13 13:04:44 GMT)
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I did a phrasebook for an American publishing house, and according to the system used in this book it would be

nyeh-FYOH-dah-vah
Peer comment(s):

agree Arkadi Burkov : самый правильный вариант
2 mins
Спасибо!
agree Ali Bayraktar
3 mins
Спасибо!
neutral Andrey Rykov : 'Y' before 'e' is used only at the beginning or after a vowel
7 mins
It is not spelling, it is transcription. Phrasebooks for Americans are transcribed exactly this way.
agree Assiolo
23 mins
Спасибо!
agree GaryG : Better than using "FIO" which might be pronounced with a syllable break between the I and O, like in "idiot" (no aspersions intended, it's just the first example that came to mind)
1 hr
Спасибо!
agree Natalie
6 hrs
Спасибо!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks everyone. Although every answer helped, this answer was most detailed and helpful to me with only basic familiarity with Russian pronunciation."
2 mins

Нефёдова

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Note added at 10 mins (2007-10-13 12:42:19 GMT)
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ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Нефёдова

In so many links stays 'Нефедова' nonetheless it must be pronounsed in single way 'Нефёдова'.
The letter 'е' usually take place of 'ё' even with the loss of important information.
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+2
4 mins

'NE-FIO-DOVA'

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Note added at 18 мин (2007-10-13 12:50:29 GMT)
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Видимо, точнее будет "nie-fiO-dava"...
Peer comment(s):

agree koundelev : ne-fIO-do-va
4 mins
спасибо, George! Я как раз подумал, что надо бы как-то поставить ударение, но потом подумал, что об этом нас, вроде, не спрашивают...
neutral Valery Kaminski : получилась НЭфёдова//для этого есть второй вариант -- n'e-F'O-da-va -- но он не всегда понятен людям, не знающим, что такое мягкий согласный
7 mins
согласен... Однако "nye-FYO..." - это тоже не идеал (выходит "нЬЕ-фЬО...") \\Видимо, Вы правы...
agree Andrey Rykov
13 mins
Спасибо большое, Андрей!
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