Scorchio!
Lex Wrote:
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> zulu_85 schrieb:
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> > On the subject of last names - Petrov,
> effectively
> > meaning exactly the same thing as Perez (Peters
> or
> > Peterson), is technically pronounced wrong but
> is
> > much more complicated to explain than Perez.
> > Basically, whenever I hear it spoken on the BBC
> > (radio and TV) it sounds like PET-roff. This
> > pronunciation simply wouldn't work in Russian -
> > the explanation for why that is, is very
> > complicated, though I could try and explain if
> > anyone has any interest...
> > So yeah, basically it "should" be pronounced
> > PyehTROHV.
>
> As I understand it, the final V of Petrov
> (Петров) should be pronounced FF, so it'd be
> something like Pyetroff. But I've studied russian
> for four months only, so what do I know.
You are correct, sir! I'd say you can't go wrong with treating it like a v but in the IPA it would be an 'f' where a 'v' would be better suited to в when in ваша, so you are indeed more accurate.
Я изучал русский язык в университете, но, в конца концов, все что я магу сказать - «
я говорю по-русский плохо!»
К скожалению, я знал ету фразу прежде чем я изучал в уинверситете...
Still, nice to see someone else who wants to learn Russian