how to pronounce теперь

/tʲɪˈpʲerʲ/

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the above transcription of теперь is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

теперь is pronounced in two syllables

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tʲ

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pʲ

rʲ

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

“… том что муке и теперь это наша жизнь и …”

meanings of теперь

adverb:

Now, at present.

теперь frequency in russian - A1 level of CEFR

the word теперь occurs in russian on average 840.5 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.