how to pronounce голубой

/ɡəɫʊˈboj/

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голубой is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… желтый и красный голубой и синий и так …”

meanings of голубой

adjective:

Gay, homosexual (mostly related to male homosexuals, i.e. not lesbian).
Light blue, sky blue, azure (contrast си́ний (sínij, “dark blue, indigo")).
Ideal.

noun:

Male gay (neutral term, see also гей, педераст, гомосексуалист).

голубой frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word голубой occurs in russian on average 26.3 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.