how to pronounce это

/ˈɛtə/

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это is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… как то так и за это время у нас было …”

meanings of это

pronoun:

Nominative neuter singular of э́тот (étot): this, it, that.
Accusative neuter singular of э́тот (étot): this, it, that.

interjection:

Uh, er, erm, umm; used in hesitant speech.

это frequency in russian - A1 level of CEFR

the word это occurs in russian on average 6044.8 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.