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How to say "Happy Valentine's Day" in Russian.

One way would be.

S dnyem svya-TO-vo va-lyen-TSI-na

We'll take that one nice and slow, bit by bit. S dnyem, the first two words are kind of said together. svya-TO-vo. The third word which hits the accent on the second syllable. va-lyen-TSI-na. The last word which hits the accent on the third syllable.

Putting it all together.

S dnyem svya-TO-vo va-lyen-TSI-na

One more time, nice and slow.

S dnyem svya-TO-vo va-lyen-TSI-na

And now, slightly more conversationally.

S dnyem svya-TO-vo va-lyen-TSI-na

Give it a shot.

Great. Now another way of saying "Happy Valentines Day" in Russian would be shyas-TLEE-vo-vo va-lyen-TSI-no-va dnya.

The first word shyas-TLEE-vo-vo hits the accent on the second syllable.

Va-lyen-TSI-no-va, the second word hits the accent on the third syllable.

The last word is dyna.

Putting it all together.

shyas-TLEE-vo-vo va-lyen-TSI-no-va dnya

One more time, nice and relaxed.

shyas-TLEE-vo-vo va-lyen-TSI-no-va dnya

Now, we'll do it a little more conversationally.

shyas-TLEE-vo-vo va-lyen-TSI-no-va dnya

Give it a try.

Great! That's how you say, "Happy Valentines Day" in Russia