how to pronounce жалюзи

/ʐəlʲʉˈzʲi/

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жалюзи is pronounced in three syllables

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lʲ

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zʲ

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

“… стороны были жалюзи для выброса вот …”

meanings of жалюзи

noun:

Blind, jalousie.

жалюзи frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word жалюзи occurs in russian on average 1.7 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.