how to pronounce генерал

/ɡʲɪnʲɪˈraɫ/

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генерал is pronounced in three syllables

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ɡʲ

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nʲ

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

“… если какой-то w этом генерал который …”

meanings of генерал

noun:

Syphilitic person.
General.
Syphilis.

генерал frequency in russian - C1 level of CEFR

the word генерал occurs in russian on average 10 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.