how to pronounce почтальон

/pət͡ɕtɐˈlʲjɵn/

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the above transcription of почтальон 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.

почтальон is pronounced in three syllables

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1.

t͡ɕ

2.

lʲ

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

“… дверь это почтальон с письмом от доктора …”

meanings of почтальон

noun:

Mailman, postman, letter carrier, mail carrier (post office employee).

почтальон frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word почтальон occurs in russian on average 3.3 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.