Russian for Happy new Year in english alphabet

[NicholasWestmarland]

Can someone tell me the russian for Happy New Year in the english alphabet ? Maybe Kathy can help me out here !!!

[Irinka]

S Novim Godom!

[NicholasWestmarland]

Thanks Irinka.Has anyone got any ideas where I can find a good website that has got everyday russian words that are in the english alphabet.

[happy_gunner]

NicholasWestmarland it would be easier, and quicker, to learn the Russian Alphabet, because there is no way to accurately transliterate Russian words into English. The problem isn't their alphabet, which is simple and phonetic - it's ours.

For instance their have been 36 different spellings in English of Tchaikovsky! (Even the most common one has the totally pointless "T" at the front).
Another example, the Russian "и" is an exact equivalent of our "Y" but the Russian vowel "ш" (sounds like a cross between "u" and "i") is also often written as "Y".

If you want words transliterated you can post them here and we can do it for you, but you might get several different answers
The "Rough Guide" phrasebooks are very good, and cheap.