Old Fashioned Posted September 7, 2002 Share Posted September 7, 2002 How do you pronounce Nina Ananiashvili's last name? And how would you address someone of such fame if you met her/him? By full name or along the lines of Mr. and Ms./Mrs./Miss? Link to comment
Ari Posted September 7, 2002 Share Posted September 7, 2002 The Russian speakers on this board will correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe it's pronounced ah-nan-YASH-vee-lee. If you were speaking to her in Russian, you'd probably say Nina Father'sName-ovna, but over here it's perfectly fine to say Miss/Ms. Ananiashvili. Is there a chance that you'll be meeting her soon, Old Fashioned? Link to comment
rg Posted September 7, 2002 Share Posted September 7, 2002 here's my try: NEE-nah ah-nahn-YASH-vee-lee i think russian dancers are used to hearing americans address them as is usually done in English and in the States, therefore: Miss Ananiashvili should be accepted as respectful and polite. i am told that addressing such a russian by her first and her patronymic names is most polite of all. for example, i was told, it was much more polite to address, say, Galina Ulanova as Galina Sergeyevna than to address her as Mme (or Miss) Ulanova. still i think Ulanova would have realized that the latter form of address was meant with all due respect and politeness. that said, i do not, tho' i suspect some who read this site do, know Nina Ananiashvili's patronymic. so i can't help with that in her case. Link to comment
aubri Posted September 7, 2002 Share Posted September 7, 2002 You always refer to a ballerina as a miss, even after several weddings..... Link to comment
Old Fashioned Posted September 8, 2002 Author Share Posted September 8, 2002 Thanks everyone. I hope I do get to meet her tomorrow, but it's not certain. Link to comment
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