how to pronounce ван

/van/

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ван is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… проект а и за ван в исландии и …”

meanings of ван

noun:

One of the Vanir.
King (in Ancient China); prince (in the Chinese Empire).

ван frequency in russian - C1 level of CEFR

the word ван occurs in russian on average 10.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.