how to pronounce коллега

/kɐˈlʲeɡə/

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коллега is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… танцевать брат коллега там к случайной …”

meanings of коллега

noun:

Colleague (fellow member of a profession).

коллега frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word коллега occurs in russian on average 8.7 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.