how to pronounce январь

/jɪnˈvarʲ/

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январь is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… опыт работы январь индивидуальные …”

meanings of январь

noun:

January.

январь frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word январь occurs in russian on average 22.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.