how to pronounce афера

/ɐˈfʲerə/

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афера is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of афера in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… группа гамова там афера герман два …”

meanings of афера

noun:

Speculation, fraud, shady deal.

афера frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word афера occurs in russian on average 1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.