how to pronounce после

/ˈposʲlʲe/

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после is pronounced in two syllables

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sʲ

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lʲ

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

“… некоторые из них, возможно, захотят присоединиться к королевскому двору после того, как будут построены в соборе …”

meanings of после

preposition:

After (in time).

adverb:

Later, afterwards.

noun:

Prepositional singular of посо́л (posól, “ambassador, legate").

после frequency in russian - A1 level of CEFR

the word после occurs in russian on average 1124.9 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.