how to pronounce тысяча

/ˈtɨsʲɪt͡ɕə/

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тысяча is pronounced in three syllables

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sʲ

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t͡ɕ

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

“… надо было что-то тысяча с чем-то …”

meanings of тысяча

numeral:

Thousand (1000).

noun:

One thousand ruble banknote.

тысяча frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word тысяча occurs in russian on average 7.3 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.