Kyiev or Kiew .... how do you spell it?

[Zebra]

Kyiev is the Ukrainian spelling.

But in English i write Kiev.

And in German Kiew.

 

[White 6]

"in English i write Kiev."
Tennessee/Mid-South/USA

 

[Zebra]

in Germany many use the Ukrainian spelling now
I dont

 

[Muhammed]

Kiev.

That's how it was spelled on the globe when I was a kid.

 

[Zebra]

btw ... the headline should show Kiev

cant change it now

 

[Muhammed]

in Germany many use the Ukrainian spelling now
I dont

Ukrainian is in Cyrillic.

Київ

When I was in Ukraine they kept calling it Kee-yiv. I kept trying to tell those dolts that they were saying Kiev wrong!

 

[Zebra]

yes, I know Cyrillic

I mean in Germany they use its transliteration

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Kyiev is the Ukrainian spelling.

But in English i write Kiev.

And in German Kiew.

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I always said and wrote Kiev -- kee-ev.

Every frozen version (of the dish named for the place) I found agrees.

 

[Zebra]

it is not rare that cities have different names in different languages

Venice is Venezia in Italy and Venedig in Germany

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

it is not rare that cities have different names in different languages

Venice is Venezia in Italy and Venedig in Germany

Florence is Firenze in Italy.

What is it in Germany?

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[AlexanderPK]

Russians call it Kiev.

 

[Zebra]

Florence is Firenze in Italy.

What is it in Germany?

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in Germany it is Florenz

 

[Zebra]

and Hamburg is Amburgo in Italy

maybe they eat an Amburger there

 

[Muhammed]

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I always said and wrote Kiev -- kee-ev.

Every frozen version (of the dish named for the place) I found agrees.

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I think I'll make chicken Kiev for dinner. I have a family pack of chicken breasts in the fridge.

 

[White 6]

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I always said and wrote Kiev -- kee-ev.

Every frozen version (of the dish named for the place) I found agrees.

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I too, pronounce as Kee-ev. Lately I hear it pronounced as Keeve. Am I wrong and always been wrong?

 

[JanetTheGreat]

I spell it as Kiev.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

I too, pronounce as Kee-ev. Lately I hear it pronounced as Keeve. Am I wrong and always been wrong?

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No, you're not wrong. People who speak Eastern European languages say my name differently from the way I say it, but it's okay with me.

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[JWBooth]

Kiev