how to pronounce золотой

/zəɫɐˈtoj/

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золотой is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… повторю это был золотой период но я уже …”

meanings of золотой

adjective:

Gold; golden.
Gold, golden (color).
Dear, precious.

noun:

Gold coin.

золотой frequency in russian - B1 level of CEFR

the word золотой occurs in russian on average 44.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.