Maybe the Russians got lost
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Still not getting the Kyev (or Kyiev) vs. Kiev thing. Both languages use the Cyrillic alphabet so changing the spelling in English makes no damn sense. Ки́їв is the Ukrainian spelling, Киев is the Russian spelling.
Are you saying Pam, or Pan ?
Under appreciated post!
Thanks! We need a meme with it 😂 unfortunately I’m not gifted in meme making
is it pronounced ki-ev or ki-yev? that could be a hint...
Hmm. Russians would probably pronounce it Kee-ehv, but it sounds to me like there is a very slight (English) "yeh", not as noticeable in Russian. Not sure how Ukrainians pronounce it, but it still doesn't make sense to change the i to a y when writing it in English.
The cyrillic "е" is pronounced "ye" in Russian so "Киев" in Russian is pronounced "key-yev" and the Ukranian "language" pronounces it "key-iv" and the wordmasters are trying to make sure we say it the Ukrainian way so we do not legitimize Russia and that "key-yev" is the correct historical pronunciation
I've heard they say "Keev".