how to pronounce рука

/rʊˈka/

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the above transcription of рука 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.

рука is pronounced in two syllables

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rʊka

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

“… боже упаси ничего там рука бога не …”

meanings of рука

noun:

  1. Arm.
  2. Hand.

рука frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word рука occurs in russian on average 36.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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