how to pronounce вест

/vʲest/

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вест is pronounced in one syllable

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vʲ

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

“… я не перешел зимой в вест хэм когда мне …”

meanings of вест

noun:

West wind.
West.

вест frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word вест occurs in russian on average 1.9 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.