how to pronounce schlürfen

/ˈʃlʏʁfn̩/

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schlürfen is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… schön kurios schlürfen und am leib die …”

meanings of schlürfen

verb:

To slurp; to sip loudly.

schlürfen frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word schlürfen occurs in german on average 2.5 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.