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But ф is absolutely not the sound that "th" makes. In fact, in Russian, at least, we don't have a "th" sound. But this is better than using Д in place of "A".
by pavel_lishin 6mo ago
But ф is absolutely not the sound that "th" makes.
In fact, in Russian, at least, we don't have a "th" sound.
But this is better than using Д in place of "A".
- d_silin 6mo agoYeah, it is just фe most aesфetically pleasing letter for фis case.
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- LfLxfxxLxfxx 6mo agoActually, for most of its existence, Cyrillic has had a θ (theta) like in Greek, used only in loanwords and pronounced either as ф (f) or т (t) because the th sound is not part of Slavic phonetics. θ was dropped fairly recently - in the 20th century.
- tliltocatl 6mo agoIt absolutely doesn't as pronounced now, yet Thomas is Фома, Theodor is Феодор, etc. Just like Hertz is Герц, even through Г and H are as far from each other as one can get.
- armenarmen 6mo agoThat h -> г always confused me when “Х” is right there
- tliltocatl 6mo agoХ is ch in Bach rather than h, and apparently, anglophones can distinguish those. I can't.