how to pronounce трамвай

/trɐmˈvaj/

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трамвай is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… стать я слышу как едет трамвай вы это …”

meanings of трамвай

noun:

Streetcar, trolley, trolley car, light rail (USA).
Tram, tramway (GB).

трамвай frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word трамвай occurs in russian on average 4.1 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.