how to pronounce лифт

/lʲift/

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лифт is pronounced in one syllable

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lʲ

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

“… в лифт что есть распиливать потом за она …”

meanings of лифт

noun:

Lift, elevator.

лифт frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word лифт occurs in russian on average 5.1 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.