how to pronounce почти

/pɐt͡ɕˈtʲi/

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почти is pronounced in two syllables

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1.

t͡ɕ

2.

tʲ

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

“… 9 и 11 месяцев и даже почти 12 в на и …”

meanings of почти

verb:

Second-person singular imperative perfective of почти́ть (počtítʹ).
Second-person singular imperative perfective of поче́сть (počéstʹ).

adverb:

Almost, nearly.

почти frequency in russian - A1 level of CEFR

the word почти occurs in russian on average 417.4 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.