Comments on: How can I write my name in Russian? http://talkrussian.info/how-can-i-write-my-name-in-russian.htm Find out about the Russian language online. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:01:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ciarán G http://talkrussian.info/how-can-i-write-my-name-in-russian.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1573 Ciarán G Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:58:35 +0000 http://talkrussian.info/how-can-i-write-my-name-in-russian.htm#comment-1573 Well, the "j" sound in English isn't in the Russian alphabet but there are two ways you can get round this: 1) Using the "j" sound of most other languages which is the "y" sound in English (y as in yellow) 2) Use the soft ж which sounds like "g" in genre. so it would be either; 1) Юлианна or 2) Жулианна Julie Ann would then be either; 1) Юли Анн or 2) Жули Анн Well, the "j" sound in English isn’t in the Russian alphabet but there are two ways you can get round this:
1) Using the "j" sound of most other languages which is the "y" sound in English (y as in yellow)
2) Use the soft ж which sounds like "g" in genre.

so it would be either;
1) Юлианна or
2) Жулианна

Julie Ann would then be either;
1) Юли Анн or
2) Жули Анн

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