how to pronounce мять

/mʲætʲ/

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the above transcription of мять is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

мять is pronounced in one syllable

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mʲ

tʲ

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

“… его легко мять в руках внутри кстати …”

meanings of мять

verb:

To rumple, to crumple, to wrinkle, to fumble, to crease.
To knead.

мять frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word мять occurs in russian on average 1.1 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.