Virgin Soil (Garnett)/Volume 1/Characters

by Ivan Turgenev

THE NAMES OF THE CHARACTERS IN THE BOOK

Alexéy (Al-yósha) Dmítrich Nezhdánov

Síla Samsónitch Páklin.

Borís André-itch Sip-yágin.

Sem-yón Petróvitch Kallom-yétsev.

Valentína Mihálovna.

Mariánna Viként-yevna Sinétsky.

Ánna Zahárovna.

Sergéi Mihálitch Markélov.

Vassíly Fedótitch Solómin

Mashúrina.

Ostrodúmov.

Golúshkin.

Vladímir Sílin.

Tat-yána Ósipovna.

Pável Yegóritch.

Fímushka.

Fómushka.

Snandúliya (Snapótchka).

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In transcribing the Russian names into English ─

a has the sound of a in father.

e has the sound of a in pane.

i has the sound of ee.

u has the sound of oo.

y is always consonantal except when it is the last letter of the word

g is always hard.