how to pronounce хоккей

/xɐˈkʲej/

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хоккей is pronounced in two syllables

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kʲ

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

“… а потом будем смотреть хоккей скажи еще …”

meanings of хоккей

noun:

Hockey.

хоккей frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word хоккей occurs in russian on average 2.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.