how to pronounce ast

/ast/

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the above transcription of ast 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.

ast is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of ast in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… den ast ab auf dem wir sitzen und sind …”

meanings of ast

noun:

Bough, limb, branch.

ast frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word ast occurs in german on average 6.6 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.