The “Hybrids2” series explores cross-script letterforms and sounds in Latin and Cyrillic. It explores boundaries and meanings that prove unreliable.
Do we speak the same language?
Typeface: Fugue Mono by RP Digital Type Foundry
угли—ugli [uˈɡlʲi]—coals
хотел—hotel [xɐˈtʲel]—(someone) wanted
сад—sad [sat]—garden
ковёр—kover [kɐˈvʲɵr]—carpet
пюре—purée
море—more [ˈmorʲɪ̈]—sea
море—more [ˈmorʲɪ̈]—sea
лук—luk [luk]—onion
копи—kopi [kɐˈpʲi]—save
тупо—tupo [ˈtupɐ]—bluntly / stupid
мост—most [most]—bridge
он—on [on]—he
конверт—konvert [kɐnˈvʲert]—envelope
год—god [ɡot]—year
ГОСТ—GOST [ɡost]—State Standard of Russia
хитро—hitro [ˈxʲitrə]—cunningly, slyly, craftily, shrewdly
мат—mat [mat]—obscene language
бред—bred [brʲet]—nonsense
дай—daj [daj]—give
сон—son [son]—dream
друг—drug [druk]—friend
рот—rot [rot]—mouth
кот—kot [kot]—cat
курил—kuril [kuˈrʲil]—smoked
хер—her [xʲer]—dick
люк—lyuk [lʲuk]—hatch, manhole
лук—luk [luk]—onion
лaк—lak [lak]—lacquer
лaк—lak [lak]—lacquer
код—kod [kot]—code
дом—dom [dom]—home / house
дом—dom [dom]—home / house
труп—trup [trup̚]—corpse
лес—les [lʲes]—forest
танк—tank [tank]—tank
плот—plot [pɫot]—raft
тип—tip [tʲip]—type / guy
бутон—buton [buˈton]—bud
руль—rul [rulʲ]—steering wheel
шок—shock
пара—para [ˈparɐ]—couple
ил—il [il]—silt
шип—ship [ʂɨp]—thorn / spike
щит—shchit [ɕːit]—shield
букет—buket [buˈkʲet]—bouquet
лох—loh [lox]—sucker / dupe
кол—kol [koɫ]—stake
овен—oven [ˈovʲɪ̈n]—Aries
поем—poem [pɐˈjem]—(I will) eat
роем—roem [ˈrojɪ̈m]—(we) dig
стол—stol [stoɫ]—table
Рита—Rita [ˈrʲitɐ]—diminutive of Margarita (Russian form of Margaret)
харе!—hare [xɐˈrʲe]—enough! (slang)
стон—ston [ston]—groan
лист—list [lʲist]—leaf / sheet
май—maj [maj]—May
след—sled [slʲet]—trace
бери—[bʲɪ̈ˈrʲi]—take
рай—raj [raj]—paradise
рай—raj [raj]—paradise
ай!—aj [aj]—ouch!
него—nego [nʲɪˈvo]—his / him
лоб—lob [lop]—forehead
горе—gore [ˈɡorʲɪ]—grief
привет—privet [prʲɪˈvʲet]—Hi
брат—brat [brat]—brother
хам—ham [xam]—boor
нам—nam [nam]—to us
кони—koni [ˈkonʲɪ]—horses
делай—delaj [ˈdʲeɫəj]—do / make
пир—pir [pʲir]—feast
слив—sliv [slʲif]—drain / leak
черт / чёрт—chert [t͡ɕɵrt]—devil