How do you pronounce Stolichnaya?

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Thanks in advance.

― Wayne Wang, Wednesday, 5 May 2004 03:11 (twenty-one years ago)

STO-lee

― Aaron A., Wednesday, 5 May 2004 03:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm not sure but I always pronounce it stoll-lick-nee-ya and no one looks at me funny.

― ipsofacto (ipsofacto), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 03:15 (twenty-one years ago)

i work w/ a russian ... i'll ask her tomorrow.

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 03:29 (twenty-one years ago)

According to Spy Matthews, it's called "Stoh-LICK-nai-ya" and it's something that one must always be able to procure for touring acts who have an affinity for vodka.

Ha. No one in here will get that reference except for maybe one other person whom I already know has watched that which I'm referencing.

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 03:41 (twenty-one years ago)

i think it's stoh-LEECH-na-ya, but i'm not 100% sure if that's where the stress falls...

― the krza (krza), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 03:59 (twenty-one years ago)

I say stoh-leash-NIGH-yah.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 04:02 (twenty-one years ago)

you could cf. Robert Smith's utterance in "Return" which is more like sto-lich-NYE-uh

― Aaron A., Wednesday, 5 May 2004 04:06 (twenty-one years ago)

isn't there some rhyme or something involving the word stolichnaya?

― s1ocki (slutsky), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 04:08 (twenty-one years ago)

there is and i'm going to go crazy trying to remember it

― s1ocki (slutsky), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 04:08 (twenty-one years ago)

'banco de gaia' which is either an electronica outfit or a liqueur or both...

― Aaron A., Wednesday, 5 May 2004 04:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Haha would that be Simon, John or Nick, Dee? ;)

(I say "stoll-lichhh-nee-yah" btw)

― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 04:52 (twenty-one years ago)

stó-LICH-nä-yä

ä as in father

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 04:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Does the slurring of s into sh (shtol) only exist in bad Cold War movies about Russian spies?

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 04:58 (twenty-one years ago)

and in hungary

― s1ocki (slutsky), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 04:59 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah, I don't think real Russians have that problem. Unless they're teaching me wrong just so I'll stand out...

― the krza (krza), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 05:11 (twenty-one years ago)

shhhto?

― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 05:24 (twenty-one years ago)

The querulous gawk of
A heron at night
Prompts Nabokov
To write.

― Leeefuse 73 (Leee), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 05:26 (twenty-one years ago)

don't be a stolichnaya hatah

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 06:02 (twenty-one years ago)

stó-LICH-nä-yä
ä as in father

otherwise right BUT those "ä"-s are both actually short, like in son.
no, i'm not joking.

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 07:27 (twenty-one years ago)

ha leee i thought of posting that too!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 14:51 (twenty-one years ago)

"dinner"

― uh (eetface), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 14:53 (twenty-one years ago)

"vod-ka"?

(but is that v pronounced w???)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 15:04 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.loc.gov/nls/other/ABC.html

That's where I saw the ä - father pronunciation. I don't know why the Library of Congress has a website for pronunciation of a bunch of foreign orgs. and companies.

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 15:29 (twenty-one years ago)

stol eech nigh yer (stress on second syllable)

― ambrose (ambrose), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 16:32 (twenty-one years ago)

if you are in moscow first syllable is more like 'stal', due to 'akanye'.

― ambrose (ambrose), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 16:33 (twenty-one years ago)

akanye east?

― zappi (joni), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 16:59 (twenty-one years ago)

I base my pronunciation on James Earl Jones reading of the word for a top ten on Letterman.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 17:01 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.kak.ru/images/archive/15/vodka/stolichnaya5.jpg

С = s
Т = t
О = o
Л = l
И = i [as in 'fit']
Ч = ch [as in 'cheese']
Н = n
А = ah [as in 'path']
Я = ya [as in, er, 'ya']

Hence: stoh-litch-nah-ya

...or something.

― Autumn Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Thursday, 6 May 2004 02:24 (twenty-one years ago)

almost... but the È is closer to ee, as in feet.

― the krza (krza), Thursday, 6 May 2004 02:38 (twenty-one years ago)

gah. make that È (fifth letter, in any case).

― the krza (krza), Thursday, 6 May 2004 02:39 (twenty-one years ago)

hard candy prick

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Thursday, 6 May 2004 02:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Innit in somewhere between 'i' and 'ee'?

Damn languages. Why can't they all speak English like NORMAL people.

― Autumn Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Thursday, 6 May 2004 02:47 (twenty-one years ago)

true, it is a bit shorter than our "ee." as far as i can make it out, anyway -- i'm told by my russian teacher that i speak like a ukrainian, so i may be completely off the mark.

― the krza (krza), Thursday, 6 May 2004 02:57 (twenty-one years ago)

ha leee i thought of posting that too!

Great minds!

― Leeefuse 73 (Leee), Thursday, 6 May 2004 03:37 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm happily surprised that Trayce knew what I was referring to. :)

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Thursday, 6 May 2004 05:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey, pay attention to ambrose, he lived in Russia.

― Ed (dali), Thursday, 6 May 2004 05:56 (twenty-one years ago)

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