how to pronounce дельфин

/dʲɪlʲˈfʲin/

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дельфин is pronounced in two syllables

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1.

dʲ

lʲ

2.

fʲ

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

“… чтобы дельфин во время сделал вдох и не …”

meanings of дельфин

noun:

Dolphin.

дельфин frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word дельфин occurs in russian on average 1.4 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.