Russian Alphabet: Some more letter "A" words.

Ok, first and foremost, as promised in yesterday's post:

11 countries that start with "A":

Австралия (Ahf-STRAH-lee-yah)

Австрия (AHF-stree-yah)

Азербайджан (Ah-zehr-buy-JAHN)

Албания (Ahl-BAH-nee-yah)

Алжир (Ahl-ZHEER), zh="s" in "pleasure"

Ангола (Ahn-GOH-lah)

Андорра (Ahn-DOR-rah)

Антигуа и Барбуда (Ahn-TEE-goo-ah ee Bar-BOO-dah)

Аргентина (Ahr-ghen-TEE-nah)

Армения (Ahr-MEH-nee-yah)
Афганистан (Ahf-gah-nees-TAHN)


A couple of places in Russia that start with "A":

The mountains of Altai

And a Black Sea resort town Anapa




Some of the fruit that you will easily find not only in Анапа, but in most Russian markets:

Абрикос

(Ahb-ree-KOHS)

Арбуз

(ahr-BOOS)

Here is a memory key for this one: think "Our Booze"

Апельсин

(ah-pel-SEEN)

Try "up-ill-seen"



Since more likely than not you will want more than one of these, for the plural just add "ы" (something like "i" in "big").  So, if you we are buying a bunch of them, they will be

абрикосы

арбузы

апельсины

That's all for now.  If you want to know more about the Russian alphabet in general, or Russian letter "A" in particular, check out this, or just drop me a line.

Here is something to help you with Russian Alphabet: