how to pronounce только

/ˈtolʲkə/

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только is pronounced in two syllables

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1.

lʲ

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

“… клиентов а я буду только работ вот я это …”

meanings of только

adverb:

Only, but.

только frequency in russian - A1 level of CEFR

the word только occurs in russian on average 2481.8 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.