how to pronounce сливки

/ˈsʲlʲifkʲɪ/

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сливки is pronounced in two syllables

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1.

sʲ

lʲ

2.

kʲ

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

“… по-русски по нашему сливки вот а еще …”

meanings of сливки

noun:

Cream (milk fat).
Elite.

сливки frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word сливки occurs in russian on average 21.5 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.