how to pronounce чаевые

/t͡ɕɪjɪˈvɨje/

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чаевые is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… либо люди оставляют такие чаевые что ты …”

meanings of чаевые

noun:

Tip (small amount of money left for a servant as a token of appreciation).

чаевые frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word чаевые occurs in russian on average 2.3 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.