how to pronounce полмесяца

/ˌpoɫˈmʲesʲɪt͡sə/

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the above transcription of полмесяца 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.

полмесяца is pronounced in four syllables

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mʲ

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sʲ

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t͡s

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

“… либо полмесяца а выглядит это как будто …”

meanings of полмесяца

noun:

Half a month.

полмесяца frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word полмесяца occurs in russian on average 0.7 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.