how to pronounce без

/bʲɪs/

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the above transcription of без is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

без is pronounced in one syllable

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1.

bʲ

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

“… где то есть все 1 без опыта без денег 2 …”

meanings of без

preposition:

Minus.
Without.

без frequency in russian - A1 level of CEFR

the word без occurs in russian on average 968.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.