how to pronounce мальчик

/ˈmalʲt͡ɕɪk/

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мальчик is pronounced in two syllables

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1.

lʲ

2.

t͡ɕ

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

“… какой-то мальчик облачками все короче …”

meanings of мальчик

noun:

Boy.
Lad.

мальчик frequency in russian - B1 level of CEFR

the word мальчик occurs in russian on average 49.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.