how to pronounce очень

/ˈot͡ɕɪnʲ/

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очень is pronounced in two syllables

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t͡ɕ

nʲ

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

“… да я тут висит я очень боюсь по этим я …”

meanings of очень

adverb:

Very, much, very much.

очень frequency in russian - A1 level of CEFR

the word очень occurs in russian on average 2672.7 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.