how to pronounce кефир

/kʲɪˈfʲir/

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the above transcription of кефир 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.

кефир is pronounced in two syllables

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1.

kʲ

2.

fʲ

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

“… один кефир диэтиловый это бесцветное …”

meanings of кефир

noun:

Kefir (a yogurt-like beverage made from fermented cows' milk).

кефир frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word кефир occurs in russian on average 5.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.