how to pronounce смех

/smʲex/

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смех is pronounced in one syllable

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mʲ

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

“… верю, что именно в такие моменты смех является своего рода показателем …”

meanings of смех

noun:

Laugh, laughter.

смех frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word смех occurs in russian on average 20.9 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.