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NatalieMojoHost · 11-15-2019, 06:32 AM

It's only logical that when you adopt a spelling of a city name, you take it from the language that's the national language of that country. In Russian, which was an official language in the country for a while, the city is named Kiev, however, the Ukrainians call it it Kyiv, so I'm siding with the second. This isn't very easy for a westerner to pronounce usually because you have no letter and no such vowel sound, so you're the best bet is: K-(like you've been jabbed in the stomach)-eev

11-15-2019, 06:32 AM
NatalieMojoHost Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 1,472	It's only logical that when you adopt a spelling of a city name, you take it from the language that's the national language of that country. In Russian, which was an official language in the country for a while, the city is named Kiev, however, the Ukrainians call it it Kyiv, so I'm siding with the second. This isn't very easy for a westerner to pronounce usually because you have no letter and no such vowel sound, so you're the best bet is: K-(like you've been jabbed in the stomach)-eev __________________ MojoHost.COM \| natalie at mojohost dot com \| Skype natalie.ac \| Telegram @znatalie. Since 1999: 70 Adult Industry awards for Best Hosting Company and professional excellence.