how to pronounce шаль

/ʂalʲ/

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the above transcription of шаль 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.

шаль is pronounced in one syllable

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lʲ

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

“… успехов распайки шаль из них я лесник …”

meanings of шаль

noun:

Shawl (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders).

шаль frequency in russian - C1 level of CEFR

the word шаль occurs in russian on average 11.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.