Unfortunately, complete confusion has long reigned over the issue of rendering Russian proper names in Latin letters. Questions about transliteration (writing in English, or, to be precise, Latin letters) of a name and surname arise when obtaining a foreign passport, driver's license, when searching for namesakes in English-speaking countries, when foreigners try to find ancestors and relatives.

There are several GOSTs and 2 ISO standards that regulate these issues, but in practice no one uses them. The difference between the transliteration systems of first and last names is observed when translating some letters, for example E, Ё, Ъ, ь and diphthongs (two-element vowel sounds).

If in informal communication the rules of transliteration can be ignored, then when drawing up official documents this is strictly prohibited.

For example, if you write your last name incorrectly in Latin letters in a foreign passport, then you simply will not be allowed to cross the border, since a person with that name does not exist.

Let's understand the intricacies of translation together.

Writing rules

The need to transliterate surnames first arose during the formation of book catalogs in Russian libraries. Their correct arrangement required recording the titles and surnames of the authors using a single spelling system. For this purpose, special instructions were drawn up (dated May 10, 1899, and then August 10, 1908), which were subsequently adopted as the basis for the creation of transliteration rules by the International Standards Organization (ISO).

It should be remembered that Latin letters will be read differently depending on the rules of a particular language.
In 2010, the FMS adopted new transliteration rules. They differed, first of all, in that if earlier the Russian letters Y, Yu, I were written as Y, YU, YA, then from that moment on - I, IU, IA.

Transliteration of the Cyrillic alphabet for the Russian alphabet

Examples of popular names

To make it easier for you in practice, here are examples of the spelling of the most commonly used names:

ALEXANDER – ALEKSANDR
ANASTASIA – ANASTASIIA
ANATOLY – ANATOLII
ANDREY – ANDREI
ANNA – ANNA
ANTON – ANTON
BORIS – BORIS
VALENTIN – VALENTIN
VARVARA – VARVARA
VYACHESLAV – VIACHESLAV
VICTOR – VIKTOR
VLADIMIR – VLADIMIR
VERA – VERA
GENNADY – GENNADII
GAVRIIL – GAVRIIL
GEORGE – GEORGII
GRIGORY – GRIGORII
DANIIL – DANIIL
DARIA – DARIA
DMITRY – DMITRII
DENIS – DENIS
EVGENIY – YEVGENII
EKATERINA – YEKATERINA
ZAKHAR – ZAKHAR
ZOIA – ZOIA
IVAN – IVAN
ILYA – ILIA
IRINA – IRINA
KONSTANTIN – KONSTANTIN
KSENIA – KSENIIA
LYDIA – LIDIIA
LOVE – LIUBOV
LYUDMILA – LIUDMILA
LARISA – LARISA
MAXIM – MAKSIM
MARIA – MARIIA
MATVEI – MATVEI
MICHAEL – MIKHAIL
HOPE – NADEZHDA
NATALIA – NATALIA
NIKITA – NIKITA
NIKOLAI – NIKOLAI
OLGA – OLGA
OLEG – OLEG
OKSANA – OKSANA
PAVEL – PAVEL
PETER – PETR
RODION – RODION
ROMAN – ROMAN
RAISA – RAISA
SERGEY – SERGEI
SEMEN – SEMEN
STEPAN – STEPAN
TATIANA – TATIANA
ULYANA – ULIANA
FEDOR – FEDOR
CHRISTINA – KHRISTINA
JULIA – YULIIA
YURI – YURII
YAKOV – YAKOV

What is the difficulty in writing?

Below we offer English equivalents of some letter combinations that cause difficulties:

Important nuances

As already mentioned, the transliteration of first and last names has some differences in different countries that use the Latin alphabet. For example, in France yu should be written as iou, in Germany v has two options - v or f, etc.

By and large, it doesn’t matter which translation from Russian to Latin letters you choose for the first time. But if other rules are used when changing documents, unpleasant surprises await you. For example, you will not be accommodated in your booked hotel room or will be refused payment of deposits in a foreign bank.

Oral communication

It is possible that abroad you will have to dictate Russian words in English letters, and you need to write them down correctly, and not just as you hear them.

How are we used to doing this? Pronouncing each one with a feminine or masculine name. Let’s say the word “uzh”: U - Ulyana, F - Zhenya. But the Latin alphabet uses a completely different system, and it is strictly adhered to in a variety of areas - from communications to intelligence.

So, remember:

A - Alfa
B - Bravo
C-Charlie
D - Delta
E-Echo
F - Foxtrot
G - Golf
H-Hotel
I - India
J-Juliet
K-Kilo
L - Lima
M - MikeN - November
O-Oscar
P-Papa
Q - Quebec
R - Romeo
S-Sierra
T-Tango
U-Uniform
V - Victor
W - Whiskey
X - X-ray
Y-Yankee
Z-Zulu

What's in a name

Before meeting people in another country, take the time to figure out if their language has words that sound similar to your name. Incidents are possible.

The writing of the Russian language is based on the Cyrillic script. However, most world languages ​​use the Latin alphabet for this. Later in the article we will tell you how to write correctly in Latin letters. This is a very important skill that can be useful in any situation. As an example, you need to be able to write your name correctly in Latin when traveling abroad.

History of the Latin alphabet

Historically, the Latin alphabet is divided into archaic and classical. The first of them has a close resemblance to the Greek language, from which it probably originated.

The original alphabet included 27 letters, some of which were practically not used. The classical alphabet included 23 letters. Latin was the official language of ancient Rome, and thanks to Roman expansion, this alphabet became widespread. In the process of historical development, several more letters were added to the Latin alphabet, and at the moment the “basic Latin alphabet” has 26 letters and is completely identical to modern English.

However, almost every language that currently uses the Latin alphabet has its own additional Latin characters, such as the letter "thorn" (Þ), which is used in Icelandic. And there are many examples of such expansion of the Latin alphabet.

How to write capital Latin letters that are part of the “basic Latin alphabet”? There are several rules. And according to them, some capital letters are smaller copies of capital letters, while some letters are slightly different.

Russian Latin alphabet

The very first cases of using the Latin alphabet to write East Slavic languages ​​date back to the period of the 16th-17th centuries, when the Latin alphabet appeared in documents of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Later, on the territory of the Russian state, the question of changing the Cyrillic alphabet to the Latin alphabet was repeatedly raised. Initially, this idea appeared to Peter I, who, against the backdrop of economic transformations with a European bias, also conceived a language reform. However, Peter never fulfilled this desire.

Calls for a change to the alphabet intensified even more in the 19th century. Representatives of the “Westernization” movement especially advocated for this. And again, there was no change in the alphabet. After all, opponents of the Latin alphabet had many supporters. Including Minister Uvarov, the author of the theory of official nationality. The introduction of the Latin alphabet, according to opponents of the transition, would mean a loss of cultural uniqueness.

After the October Revolution, the Bolsheviks planned to transfer all nationalities to the Latin alphabet. Several options for the Russian language were proposed. However, the period of “Romanization” quickly ended, and the leadership of the USSR began, on the contrary, to translate all languages ​​into Cyrillic. After this, the issue of changing the alphabet in the USSR was closed.

After the fall of the communist regime, the issue of parallel circulation of the Cyrillic alphabet with the Latin alphabet, as in Uzbekistan, was also repeatedly raised, but the public blocked such proposals. Despite all the ambiguity of this issue, the introduction of the Latin alphabet could be useful for the Russian language. This would leave it open to further cultural expansion. But the introduction of the Latin alphabet in the Russian language also has a small disadvantage - it will be difficult for the older generation to understand how to write in Latin letters.

Transliteration from Cyrillic to Latin

There are no uniform rules for transliteration from Cyrillic to Latin. However, currently in the Russian Federation a certain standard is used, which is adhered to by employees of the Federal Migration Service.

It is periodically criticized, but accepted as official. It replaces letters that are not in the Latin alphabet with phrases: E, Sh, Shch, Yu, Zh, Ts, Ch, Ya. The remaining letters are virtually identical to their Latin counterparts.

How to write last name and first name

Typically, this procedure must be completed when obtaining a foreign passport or visas. All documents that require transliteration are completed according to the ISO 9 rule, which is followed by the Federal Migration Service. According to this rule, surnames are translated into Latin. We offer you a transliteration scale.

Thanks to this table, you can write any word written in Cyrillic in Latin. For example, Ivanovich in Latin will be Ivanov Ivan Ivanovich.

Conclusion

The debate about what alphabet the Russian language requires has not subsided for a long time. Each of the opinions has its own advantages and disadvantages. Discussions have been going on in our country for centuries, and there is no end in sight. However, being able to write in Latin letters is a fairly important skill. It can be useful when obtaining a foreign passport, visa, or processing documents in other countries.

In this article we showed how to correctly write your first and last name in Latin. But that's not all. Using the table given here, you can write any Cyrillic word in Latin. We hope that after reading this article you understand how to write in Latin letters.

So, you registered on Aliexpress or any other foreign online store, spent a lot of time figuring out how to shop correctly, choose a product and a reliable seller. And now, the time has come for the first order, but to complete the registration process you need to write the delivery address in Latin letters.

But how to do it right? You are used to writing the address only in Russian, but here you need to somehow write it in English. Believe me, there is nothing difficult about filling out the address. Everything is very simple. The most important thing is to write the index correctly. It is at the specified postal code that the parcel will arrive at your post office, and there the postal employees will need your address in order to send you a notification about the parcel. Therefore, the address must be written in such a way that the post office can understand it.

If you write the postal code incorrectly, your package will make a short journey. First, it will arrive at another post office using the wrong postal code, and there the postal workers will read your address, understand that you made a mistake, edit the postal code and send your parcel to the correct post office.

If you made a mistake in writing the address, but the zip code was indicated correctly, then you just need to track your parcel from Aliexpress using the tracking number. As soon as it arrives at your post office, immediately take your passport with you (to confirm your identity and that the package is intended for you) and go receive it before it goes back to the sender due to an incorrect address.

Instructions on how to write an address in Latin (English) letters

1)County– we write the country here. The country needs to be translated into English
State/Province/Region– region.
City- City.
Google Translate will help you translate the country and city https://translate.google.com/?hl=en
2) The following address is written for the employee on your mail, so you need to write it in such a way that it is clear to him.
The address is written using the Latin alphabet. There is no need to translate words. Otherwise your postman won't understand anything.
Street Address – here we write down the street, house number, building, apartment

Zip/Postal Code – index (post office number). The index will help you be found, even if you have errors in your address. The index can be checked on the Russian Post website.

Write the address in Russian letters to convert them to Latin writing
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We also write abbreviations in Latin letters:
boulevard
village - der.
house - d. or dom
name - im.
quarter - kvartal
apartment - kv
region - obl.
lane - per.
village – pos.
highway - highway

Example address:
292397 Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, st. Esenina, house 8-2, kv 14

Don't forget to include phone numbers:
Tel - city phone number. You only need to write numbers (no brackets or dashes). We start with the country code. (7 - Russian code). Then the area code and then your number.
Mobile - your mobile phone. We also write with the country code. (7 - for Russia) then the operator code and your number.
Phone numbers are needed so that postal workers can contact you in case of any problems.

To obtain transliteration (transcription) of Latin words online, enter/paste a word or text in Latin (up to 200 characters) and, if necessary, click the Translit button.

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Features of transliteration (transcription) of words/text in Latin

1. Latin characters of any case are processed; the result is given in lowercase Russian letters:

1. The following Latin characters with accents are processed: ā ē ī ō ū ; â ê î ô û ; ă ĕ ĭ ŏ ŭ ; ǎ ǐ ǒ ǔ ě ; œ æ ; ў ỹ ȳ ; e:

1. Latin letter j in all positions it is transmitted as [th]. The possibility of using a letter is taken into account i instead of j.

1. In the transliteration results the sign G conveys fricative sound [γ] , sign ў - non-syllable sound [y]. Settings allow you to use instead of a sign G signs G or X, instead of the sign ў - sign V. For Android devices instead G the default is [ h].

1. The Tradition settings set allows you to transliterate Latin words according to traditional rules (using the settings you can change any option). In particular:

• s, c, combinations ti;
• positional variants of reading combinations are not taken into account ns, sm, consoles ex-;
• combinations qu, ngu [kv], [ngv]:
• combinations ae, oe transliterated as [e]:

1. The Classic settings set allows you to transliterate Latin words according to classical rules (using the settings you can change any option). In particular:

• positional variants of reading letters are not taken into account s, c, combinations ti, ns, sm, consoles ex-;
• combinations qu, ngu before u transliterated as [ku], [ngu], in other cases - as [kv], [ngv];
• combination ae transliterated as [e], oe- How [ӭ] :

• use u instead of instead of v not supported:

1. The Medicine settings set allows you to transliterate Latin words according to the rules adopted for reading medical, biological, and chemical Latin terms (using the settings you can change any option). In particular:

• positional options for reading letters are taken into account s, c, combinations ti, ns, sm, consoles ex-;
• combinations qu, ngu before all vowels are transliterated as [kv], [ngv]:
• combinations ae, oe transliterated as [e]:

1. In “Tradition”, “Classic” modes in words of Greek origin s between vowels is processed correctly only in the following cases:

• If after there are combinations in the word th, ph, rh, ch, sm or letters y, z;
• if the word contains Greek term elements taken into account in the script:

Use the rule:

In words of Greek origin, the formal features of which are letters y, z and combinations th, ph, rh, ch, sm letter s between vowels is always read as [With]: hypophysis [hypophysis].

1. Reading options at the junction of morphemes are taken into account in the following cases:

• in word forms sua:

• in forms on -nti-um:

• in comparative degree forms -t-ior-:

• in combination eu at the end of a word before m, s:

1. in forms on -e-und-:

1. if the word contains prefixes, term elements, words taken into account in the script:

1. The accents are not placed.

Use the rules:

1. In words of two or more syllables, the stress is never placed on the last syllable.
2. In words of two syllables, the emphasis is on the first syllable: ró-sa [rose].
3. In words of three syllables, the place of stress is determined by the penultimate syllable:

1. if the penultimate syllable has a long vowel or diphthong, the stress is placed on the penultimate syllable: oc-c ī́ -do [ok-qi-do], the-s áu-rus [te-saў-rus];
2. if the penultimate syllable has a short vowel, the stress is placed on the third syllable from the end: lí-qu ĭ -dus [li-qui-dus];
3. if the penultimate syllable has a vowel before two or more consonants, the stress is placed on the penultimate syllable: ma-gí s-t er [ma-gis-ter];
4. if the penultimate syllable has a vowel before the vowel, the stress is placed on the third syllable from the end: ná-t i-o[na-tsi-o].

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Why translate Russian letters into Latin?

Since Russia is not yet a very rich country and most companies cannot afford to organize the distribution of free samples to advertise their products, at the moment most offers for freebies come from abroad.

Since the most common language is English, order forms for free samples are often in English.

The address information and full name of the recipient in such forms must be filled out in Latin. Since both our postmen and those companies that distribute freebies will understand the Latin alphabet.

If you write in Russian, then there is a risk that the organizers of the action simply will not want to spend time translating and understanding what is written there.

If you write in English, then our postmen will not understand who and where to deliver.

The best option is to write the freebie delivery address and the full name of the freebie recipient in Latin.

Now the Internet is full of different translators, but most of them are either not convenient or take a long time to search for.

We suggest constantly using our free translator of Russian text into Latin.

When you order freebies through forms written in English, write the delivery address and full name in Latin.

Our free, simple and convenient service will allow you to translate Russian text into Latin. When we order samples from foreign sites, we always do this and get a freebie, not always of course :-), but it comes. So the method is correct.