how to pronounce материя

/mɐˈtʲerʲɪjə/

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материя is pronounced in four syllables

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tʲ

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rʲ

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

“… секунду но темная материя не сильно …”

meanings of материя

noun:

Fabric, material, cloth.
Substance, matter.

материя frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word материя occurs in russian on average 3.2 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.