how to pronounce значит

/ˈznat͡ɕɪt/

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значит is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… покупаю то есть что значит не продаю я …”

meanings of значит

verb:

Third-person singular present indicative imperfective of зна́чить (znáčitʹ, “to mean").

particle:

So, then, well, therefore.

значит frequency in russian - A1 level of CEFR

the word значит occurs in russian on average 260.1 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.