how to pronounce зелень

/ˈzʲelʲɪnʲ/

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зелень is pronounced in two syllables

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zʲ

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lʲ

nʲ

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

“… заливное добавляют овощи и зелень но это …”

meanings of зелень

noun:

Greens; vegetables, edible grass (i. e. dill, parsley, etc.).
Verdure (greenness, vegetation).
Dollars, greenbacks.

зелень frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word зелень occurs in russian on average 27 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.