how to pronounce воля

/ˈvolʲə/

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the above transcription of воля 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.

воля is pronounced in two syllables

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lʲ

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

“… мир как воля и представление то есть …”

meanings of воля

noun:

Freedom.
Will, willpower.
Power.

воля frequency in russian - C1 level of CEFR

the word воля occurs in russian on average 15 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.