how to pronounce бедствие

/ˈbʲet͡stvʲɪje/

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бедствие is pronounced in three syllables

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1.

bʲ

t͡s

2.

vʲ

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

“… глобальная масштабное бедствие будьте …”

meanings of бедствие

noun:

Calamity, disaster.

бедствие frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word бедствие occurs in russian on average 2.7 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.