how to pronounce герой

/ɡʲɪˈroj/

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герой is pronounced in two syllables

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ɡʲ

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

“… быть но например это герой свой да то …”

meanings of герой

noun:

Character.
Hero.

герой frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word герой occurs in russian on average 31.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.