Well said, Jane. I agree with every word you said. To be honest, I've never seen anyone who looks better after invasive cosmetic procedures - there's always something that looks "Off." KYIV is the name of the European capital of culture! Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
I wish she pronounced Kyiv multiple times for us. It was really hard to hear it correctly. Also it would be cool to hear proper pronunciation of and the big cities of Ukraine. I don’t want to insult any Ukrainian I may come across either here(US) or there if I visit.
Yes! A follow-up video with several important cities or regions, with several repetitions of each, like w a sentence... "I took the train from Kyiv to ___". Im in favor of more pronunciation of Ukranian words! What's your favorite food or dinner items Eugenia? How do you say it in Ukranian? (Some day I would love to visit Ukraine, and will need to know how to ask for delicious food! Also "please" and "thankyou" 🙂 I know there's an app for that, but I like hearing it in different voices😊)
It cracks me up when people try to correct me when I say KYIV not KEEV or like most Americans. I grew up speaking Ukrainian , I think my babcia would have corrected me had I said it incorrectly ;) Of course as you know there is no и in English which is a big part of the problem. but as long as they're talking about Ukraine and keeping the conversation front and center, I'm happy~!
It’s really not keeve either, you have to say it with the funky “ee” sound. Probably the only english speakers who would say it close are country folk from lower Alabama USA or some place. For them it probably doesn’t matter if they say Kiev or Kyiv, it’ll sound the correct way.
For everyone wondering what the correct pronunciation is, it's k-ih-yee-v. All sounds exist in English (more or less), but are rarely joined together in it
What? No milk in your tea? That's a mortal sin! At the very least you should have a slice of lemon in it. You ought to drink it from a fine china teacup, with a saucer, too. Tut tut! 🇺🇦🇬🇧
Regarding the pronunciation of "Kyiv", that's a tough nut to crack in many languages. Writing "Kyiv" instead of "Kiev" is no problem, but surely no-one can demand that foreigners use the native Ukrainian pronunciation of the word [ˈkɪjiu̯] . Italian (or French, etc) just doesn't have a [ɪ] sound at all, so what are we going to say? It is totally normal to adapt foreign names to one's language phonological and phonotactical rules. Would [ˈkiiv] be an acceptable approximation?
As a Ukrainian, I think it's all fine as long as you don't pronounce ee-yef. That's really grating to Ukrainian ears because this combination of sounds is typical for Russian, but not for Ukrainian.
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You a lovely woman
Well said, Jane.
I agree with every word you said.
To be honest, I've never seen anyone who looks better after invasive cosmetic procedures - there's always something that looks "Off."
KYIV is the name of the European capital of culture!
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
Heroyam Slava !!
Heroyam Slava)))
YES, since 2022, I've been busy updating my transliterations of Ukrainian locations: Kyiv, Odesa, Lviv, Bilhorod, etc....
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I wish she pronounced Kyiv multiple times for us. It was really hard to hear it correctly. Also it would be cool to hear proper pronunciation of and the big cities of Ukraine. I don’t want to insult any Ukrainian I may come across either here(US) or there if I visit.
Yes! A follow-up video with several important cities or regions, with several repetitions of each, like w a sentence... "I took the train from Kyiv to ___".
Im in favor of more pronunciation of Ukranian words! What's your favorite food or dinner items Eugenia? How do you say it in Ukranian? (Some day I would love to visit Ukraine, and will need to know how to ask for delicious food! Also "please" and "thankyou" 🙂 I know there's an app for that, but I like hearing it in different voices😊)
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Kreef?🤔
It cracks me up when people try to correct me when I say KYIV not KEEV or like most Americans. I grew up speaking Ukrainian , I think my babcia would have corrected me had I said it incorrectly ;) Of course as you know there is no и in English which is a big part of the problem. but as long as they're talking about Ukraine and keeping the conversation front and center, I'm happy~!
We in Finland say Kiova, with our own alphabets.
How do you think English speakers pronounce "Kyrgyzstan"?
.. and "she" does not pronounce the name as "Keeve" but Keyev"
She said it with the Russian pronunciation. Please listen one more time to how Eugenia says it, it's really not that similar, aside from k.
It’s really not keeve either, you have to say it with the funky “ee” sound. Probably the only english speakers who would say it close are country folk from lower Alabama USA or some place. For them it probably doesn’t matter if they say Kiev or Kyiv, it’ll sound the correct way.
For everyone wondering what the correct pronunciation is, it's k-ih-yee-v. All sounds exist in English (more or less), but are rarely joined together in it
What? No milk in your tea? That's a mortal sin! At the very least you should have a slice of lemon in it. You ought to drink it from a fine china teacup, with a saucer, too. Tut tut! 🇺🇦🇬🇧
I am pouring milk only in the coffee:)
@@EugeniaFromUkrainethat's a mortal sin too! Honestly, some people!
Regarding the pronunciation of "Kyiv", that's a tough nut to crack in many languages. Writing "Kyiv" instead of "Kiev" is no problem, but surely no-one can demand that foreigners use the native Ukrainian pronunciation of the word [ˈkɪjiu̯] . Italian (or French, etc) just doesn't have a [ɪ] sound at all, so what are we going to say? It is totally normal to adapt foreign names to one's language phonological and phonotactical rules. Would [ˈkiiv] be an acceptable approximation?
As a Ukrainian, I think it's all fine as long as you don't pronounce ee-yef. That's really grating to Ukrainian ears because this combination of sounds is typical for Russian, but not for Ukrainian.
Thank you, Eugenia. It is definitely Kyiv and not Kiev.
Thanks for having my back on this one)))