how to pronounce мальчишка

/mɐlʲˈt͡ɕiʂkə/

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мальчишка is pronounced in three syllables

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1.

lʲ

2.

t͡ɕ

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

“… он мальчишка мечтал о космосе но тогда …”

meanings of мальчишка

noun:

Greenhorn.
Urchin, boy.

мальчишка frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word мальчишка occurs in russian on average 3.9 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.