how to pronounce есть

/jesʲtʲ/

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есть is pronounced in one syllable

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sʲ

tʲ

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

“… и мы и антитела еще есть но их мало то …”

meanings of есть

verb:

Present indicative.
Am/is/are located (at) (usually omitted).
There is, there are, exists/exist (expresses availability, existence or presence).
Am, is, are (used with any person or thing in any number, usually omitted but used for emphasis).
First/second/third-person singular/plural present indicative imperfective.
To eat.
Used to express possession.

interjection:

Aye-aye!.
Yes!, hooray!.
Yessir!.
Okay, right, roger.

есть frequency in russian - A1 level of CEFR

the word есть occurs in russian on average 1825.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.