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Zoja and Zoya
by RegalAmethyst
7/24/2009, 8:20 PM
On the page for Zoja it says that it's pronounced ZOI-ah in Polish. Could anyone tell me if that's correct, or how it would be pronounced in Czech? Alternately, could you tell me if the given pronunciation of the Russian name Zoya (ZO-yah) is correct or not?Thank you!______________________________________________________
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- ADT   +1
7/25/2009, 2:37 PM
Zoja sounds like Zoya. The j in Polish is a y sound in English.
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- RegalAmethyst
7/25/2009, 6:59 PM
Thank you!
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- Kirke (guest)   +2
7/25/2009, 11:48 AM
In Polish it's ZOH-yah. The I/J sound is in the 2nd syllable, not the first. The O is very short.
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- Sofia   +1
7/25/2009, 1:33 PM
It's the same in Croatian and Czech.
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- RegalAmethyst
7/25/2009, 1:46 PM
Thank you both! :)
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