how to pronounce соловей

/səɫɐˈvʲej/

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соловей is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… а политолог валерий соловей уже изучил …”

meanings of соловей

noun:

Nightingale.

соловей frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word соловей occurs in russian on average 1.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.