how to pronounce bar

/baːɐ/

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bar is pronounced in two syllables

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1.

aː

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

“… habe ihn über die bar gehören meine …”

meanings of bar

noun:

Night club (pub).
Bar (unit of pressure).
Bar (desk).

adverb:

Pure.
In cash.

adjective:

Bare.

preposition:

Without.

bar frequency in german - B1 level of CEFR

the word bar occurs in german on average 36 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.