how to pronounce бум

/bum/

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бум is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… назиля луки бум бум вот и попросили вас …”

meanings of бум

noun:

Sensation, racket.
Boom.

interjection:

Thud, crash.

бум frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word бум occurs in russian on average 6.8 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.