how to pronounce перед

/ˈpʲerʲɪt/

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the above transcription of перед 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.

перед is pronounced in two syllables

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1.

pʲ

2.

rʲ

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

“… фотографии для слайд шоу перед тем как …”

meanings of перед

preposition:

Right/immediately before.
In front of, before.

noun:

Front, forepart.

перед frequency in russian - A1 level of CEFR

the word перед occurs in russian on average 458.2 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.