how to pronounce или

/ˈilʲɪ/

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the above transcription of или is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

или is pronounced in two syllables

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lʲ

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

“… и я не знала жив он или нет а мне было …”

meanings of или

conjunction:

Either.
Or.
Or else.

или frequency in russian - A1 level of CEFR

the word или occurs in russian on average 2810.1 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.