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Russian Alphabet


Lesson 1c - Common Acronyms 2

English acronyms such as BMW, MP3, DVD, CD etc, are written using English letters, even in Russia.

The internet acronym, www.com, isn't pronounced 'dot com' in Russia, it's точка com ('toch-ka com') or "три-w точка com" (три-w = '3-w', i.e. 'www')

 

MP3
MP3
Pronounced: em peh tri

Listen:

(Lena)

Listen:

(Irina)
DVD
DVD
Pronounced: dee vee dee (same as English)

Listen:

(Lena)

Listen:

(Irina)
CD
CD
Pronounced: see dee (same as English)

Listen:

(Lena)

Listen:

(Irina)
www.com
www точка com <--OR--> три-w точка com
Pronounced: w w w toch-ka com <--OR--> tri-w toch-ka com

Listen:

(Lena)

Listen:

(Irina)