how to pronounce спасибо

/spɐˈsʲibə/

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спасибо is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… богу за это огромное спасибо у меня …”

meanings of спасибо

interjection:

Thank you, thanks (for ... = за + accusative case).

спасибо frequency in russian - A1 level of CEFR

the word спасибо occurs in russian on average 647.7 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.