how to pronounce колибри

/kɐˈlʲibrʲɪ/

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колибри is pronounced in three syllables

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lʲ

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rʲ

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

“… скажем колибри или мышь или землеройку …”

meanings of колибри

noun:

Hummingbird.

колибри frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word колибри occurs in russian on average 1.6 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.