how to pronounce галька

/ˈɡalʲkə/

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галька is pronounced in two syllables

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lʲ

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

“… метров это вот эта галька ну а альфа и …”

meanings of галька

noun:

Pebble, shingle.

галька frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word галька occurs in russian on average 1 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.