how to pronounce раз

/ras/

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the above transcription of раз 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.

раз is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… часть но в этот раз я буду искать своей …”

meanings of раз

noun:

One (in counting).
Time (an instance or occurrence).

adverb:

Once, one day, once upon a time.

conjunction:

If, since; as long as.

раз frequency in russian - A1 level of CEFR

the word раз occurs in russian on average 1134.5 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.