how to pronounce левый

/ˈlʲevɨj/

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левый is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… блин не общаться на левый фланг на самом …”

meanings of левый

adjective:

Left, left-hand.
Port.
Counterfeit.
Wrong, strange, unsuitable, impertinent.
Left-wing, leftist.

noun:

Leftist, one who believes in the political left.

левый frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word левый occurs in russian on average 6.5 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.