how to pronounce час

/t͡ɕas/

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the above transcription of час 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.

час is pronounced in one syllable

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t͡ɕ

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

“… но при оплате на 24 час до 24 часа в …”

meanings of час

noun:

Time, day.
Clock, watch.
Hours, o'clock.
Hour, o'clock, time, time of day.

час frequency in russian - A1 level of CEFR

the word час occurs in russian on average 115.9 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.