Is it pronounced YOU kraine or u KRAINE?

[redstateblues]

Chris Matthews is saying the former. It just sounds wrong.

[BumRushDaShow]

1. Tweety calls Cheney, "ChEEEnEEY"

[centrarchus]

5. He's trolling Cheney, that's how it's pronounced in Philly...

[BumRushDaShow]

6. I am a multigenerational Philadelphian

and am living here right now and have never heard that pronunciation before in my life!

[NCLefty]

14. I think he claimed Dick told him that's how it's said, but his relentless attempts to get everyone

else saying it like that always lands awkwardly.

#letitgo

[mia]

2. I think it's the second pronunciation.

I hosted a Ukrainian student a few years ago and that's the way he pronounced it.

[WA-03 Democrat]

3. It's also just Ukraine

Not THE Ukraine either.

Just like not THE Mexico or not THE Canada.

[brush]

4. Wonder how the "The" got stuck on it?

[Celerity]

10. from the Soviet Union days, when it was not an independent nation state

The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic aka The Ukraine for short

[WA-03 Democrat]

12. Thanks

I have a friend from Ukraine and the “THE” really hit a nerve with him.

[Celerity]

13. Communist Party flashbacks perhaps

[Tommy_Carcetti]

7. Either would suffice

Locals pronounce it “Ooh-cry-eee-na” so it’s different from the English pronunciation regardless.

Just don’t call it The Ukraine.

And definitely don’t call it Russia.

The new controversy is how to spell and pronounce the capital city.

Until recently, most spelled it “Kiev” but that’s the older, more Russified spelling. Now more and more commonly spelled the local “Kyiv.”

Of course that doesn’t settle how to pronounce it.

Some go by “Ke-yev”, others go by “Kay-iv”.

My relatives insist on “Kay-yoo” which dispenses with the v altogether.

Regardless of the pronunciation, it’s a lovely city.

[guillaumeb]

8. Neither.

In Ukrainian, the name Україна, Ukraïna, is pronounced with four syllables and a rolled R, like oo-krah-YEE-nah.

https://www.quora.com/How-would-a-Ukrainian-speaker-pronounce-Ukraine-Is-it-U-kraine-or-u-KRAINE-Which-syllable-should-be-emphasized-Or-would-it-sound-completely-different

English speakers generally have trouble with the rolled "r". Especially the French r.

[Raftergirl]

9. I know someone who is a member of

the Cheney family and it’s her maiden name. According to her it is pronounced Chee-nee.

I also pronounce Ukraine- u Kraine.

[Jim__]

11. u KRAINE in American English.

I'm not sure about the British pronunciation. You can listen to both here.

[Grasswire2]

15. the former is correct.

And it is KEEV, not KEE-EV.


Notice the witnesses' pronunciation today. Kiev - KEEV

[UTUSN]

16. Another one: Apparently it's "keeve" not " "kee-evv"