how to pronounce учитель

/ʊˈt͡ɕitʲɪlʲ/

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учитель is pronounced in three syllables

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t͡ɕ

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tʲ

lʲ

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

“… ветеран войны школьный учитель и борец …”

meanings of учитель

noun:

Teacher, instructor.

учитель frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word учитель occurs in russian on average 35.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.