I'm interested in learning Russian but after studying the Cyrillic alphabet I've noticed there is no equivalent letter for the english "J". (at least I don't think there is). I know there has to be an accepted spelling for "joseph" seeing that Joseph Stalin once ruled that country.
2006-12-19 07:21:02 · 5 answers · asked by Joseph Schlitz 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Джосеф
You're right, there is no literal "J"- it is done with the Дж combination which produces a very similar sound.
However, Иосиф is the Russian take of the name Joseph (pronounced 'Ee-O-Syf' accent on the 2nd syllable).
edit- this answer is for Russian... there are various cyrillic alphabet-based languages...
2006-12-19 07:31:08 · answer #1 · answered by boots&hank 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Иосиф, exept there would be a little accent on top of the backwards 'N' that looks a bit like a smile.
2006-12-19 08:12:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Joseph In Russian
2017-02-24 05:34:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not on my bags but I did write some names over and over again in my diary and books and on paper :-) And still I wondered why my brother always knew which boys I fancied.........
2016-05-22 21:40:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be "Џозеф"
"Џ" stands for J and "Ф" for ph
2006-12-19 07:31:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋