how to pronounce центр

/t͡sɛntr/

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the above transcription of центр 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.

центр is pronounced in one syllable

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t͡s

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

“… не восток вот ее центр был в городе …”

meanings of центр

noun:

Charlie (C in the ICAO spelling alphabet).
Downtown, city centre.
Center, centre.

центр frequency in russian - A2 level of CEFR

the word центр occurs in russian on average 87.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.