how to pronounce было

/ˈbɨɫə/

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было is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… исходит из того что было раньше или есть …”

meanings of было

verb:

Neuter singular past indicative imperfective of быть (bytʹ).

particle:

Nearly, on the point of, just about.

было frequency in russian - A1 level of CEFR

the word было occurs in russian on average 2132.7 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.