Jack8rkin
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- Feb 11, 2010
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- Russian
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- Russian Federation
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Hello everybody!
I have a question concerning foreign names, to be more exact Russian names, because I translate from Russian.
There are first names in Russian like Timofey, Alexey, Andrey ("ey" is read as "a" in the words 'fate', 'late' etc., and not as 'ey' in kidney, Sydney etc.). Accordingly, last names are formed by adding suffixes in Russian, on doing which we obtain, in direct transliteration, Alexeev, Timofeev, Andreev.
It does not seem to be readable in English, because, according to the rules, the combinaiton of "ee" should be read as in the words "beet", "feet" etc., and it is not so with the Russian words.
There are also names starting with the Russian characters like "E" that consist of two sounds like "y + a", "y + u" etc. They are read as "ye" as in "yes". Still, names are very often transliterated as Esin, Eltsyn etc.
What if I write "Alexeyev", "Andreyev" etc.? Is it any better?
What is the best way, in your opinion, to represent Russian last names in English?
Transliteration? Representation of sounding?
Thank you
I have a question concerning foreign names, to be more exact Russian names, because I translate from Russian.
There are first names in Russian like Timofey, Alexey, Andrey ("ey" is read as "a" in the words 'fate', 'late' etc., and not as 'ey' in kidney, Sydney etc.). Accordingly, last names are formed by adding suffixes in Russian, on doing which we obtain, in direct transliteration, Alexeev, Timofeev, Andreev.
It does not seem to be readable in English, because, according to the rules, the combinaiton of "ee" should be read as in the words "beet", "feet" etc., and it is not so with the Russian words.
There are also names starting with the Russian characters like "E" that consist of two sounds like "y + a", "y + u" etc. They are read as "ye" as in "yes". Still, names are very often transliterated as Esin, Eltsyn etc.
What if I write "Alexeyev", "Andreyev" etc.? Is it any better?
What is the best way, in your opinion, to represent Russian last names in English?
Transliteration? Representation of sounding?
Thank you