how to pronounce тема

/ˈtʲemə/

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тема is pronounced in two syllables

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tʲ

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

“… этого чун приятно итак тема наших разве …”

meanings of тема

noun:

Theme, subject, topic.
Thing.

тема frequency in russian - A2 level of CEFR

the word тема occurs in russian on average 90.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.