how to pronounce истина

/ˈisʲtʲɪnə/

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истина is pronounced in three syllables

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sʲ

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tʲ

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

“… на поток вот истина такой чудесный …”

meanings of истина

noun:

Truth.
Verity, reality.
Truism.

истина frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word истина occurs in russian on average 20.6 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.