how to pronounce повесть

/ˈpovʲɪsʲtʲ/

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повесть is pronounced in two syllables

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vʲ

sʲ

tʲ

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

“… но вот побег из шоушенка это повесть она …”

meanings of повесть

noun:

Novella.
Narrative, story, tale.

повесть frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word повесть occurs in russian on average 6.7 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.