how to pronounce месяц

/ˈmʲesʲɪt͡s/

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месяц is pronounced in two syllables

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mʲ

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sʲ

t͡s

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

“… они меня не дергают месяц и я как …”

meanings of месяц

noun:

Moon (the Earth's only permanent natural satellite, including a full moon).
Month.
Used in the expression.
Moon (in modern Russian usually referring to a crescent or a gibbous moon, but not a full moon).

месяц frequency in russian - A1 level of CEFR

the word месяц occurs in russian on average 171.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.