how to pronounce тефтели

/ˈtʲeftʲɪlʲɪ/

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the above transcription of тефтели 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.

тефтели is pronounced in three syllables

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tʲ

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tʲ

3.

lʲ

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

“… и дальше ощущение тефтели как там …”

meanings of тефтели

noun:

Meatballs, koftas.

тефтели frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word тефтели occurs in russian on average 0.8 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.