how to pronounce хотя

/xɐˈtʲa/

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хотя is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… и их все устраивает хотя оба этих стула …”

meanings of хотя

verb:

Present adverbial imperfective participle of хоте́ть (xotétʹ).

conjunction:

Although, though (contrasting two clauses).

хотя frequency in russian - A1 level of CEFR

the word хотя occurs in russian on average 675.3 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.