![]() Transliteration is more commonly used because Russian is a phonetic language, which means that, in general, letters are pronounced nearly as written except for a very few rules. Converting Russian letters into English ones, the Cyrillic symbols are usually transcribed or transliterated. And while my Polish example works with surnames, it doesn't work with given names: we don't translate "Michał" as «Михаил».Transliteration is the system of representing or spelling the text written in one alphabet using the corresponding letters of another. It doesn't work with, say, Germanic languages: we don't translate "Michael" as «Михаил» despite them being each other's counterparts (in thus case, we translate it as «Майкл»-a traditional transcription of "Michael"). But in Russian it works only with names from other Slavic languages, and to a different extent at that. So it's a translation (in this case, the word is adapted to the target-language culture rather than transliterated or transcribed). However, they are direct equivalents of each other, and finding a target-language equivalent for a source-language piece of text is, to put it roughly, what translation is all about. If by "different names" you mean that they are two separate lexical items that exist in two separate languages, then yes. Олександр и Александр are two different names despite having exactly the same origin. Question from Russians to Russians are allowed too.Īnd hey, if you're into instant messengers, check out our Discord! Contents include: language learning, expat talk, edgy memes, anime, videogames, and flame wars from time to time. All of them will be glad to answer your questions. We also have some people from Belarus, Kazakhstan and other ex-USSR countries where Russian is widely spoken. The sub was created by a Russian speaker from Ukraine. ![]() It's Russian speakers, not just Russians, because Russia is a multinational and multiethnic state and because there are many other countries where people speak the Russian language. This place is meant to be a Q&A subreddit for everyone who wants to pose questions and requests to Russian speakers. Please read our FAQ and rules before posting or commenting
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