how to pronounce небо

/ˈnʲebə/

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небо is pronounced in two syllables

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nʲ

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

“… вот так пальцем в небо ну как chase …”

meanings of небо

noun:

Air.
Heaven, firmament.
Sky.

небо frequency in russian - B1 level of CEFR

the word небо occurs in russian on average 58.1 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.