How do you pronounce sochi

For Russian words in English, we sometimes go one way Olga and sometimes the other Vodka. So what to do for Sochi? It seems that the more we talk about it, the more So-chee gains momentum in the U.

However Saw-chee may be picking up support in the UK. It wouldn't be the first time we parted ways on an 'o' sound in a borrowed word.

Our pronunciation advice is anglicised for ease of pronunciation by English-speaking broadcasters and to ensure that names can be discerned by BBC audiences. Historically, the word krasnaya feminine form or krasny masculine form meant "beautiful". Nowadays, it means "red". Phonetic spelling of Sochi SAH-chee. Travis Hermann.

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