how to pronounce болтать

/bɐɫˈtatʲ/

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болтать is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… предпочитает болтать вместо того чтобы …”

meanings of болтать

verb:

To dangle.
To babble, to talk needlessly or endlessly.
To stir, to mix, to beat.
To converse.
To shake, to rock, to stir.

болтать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word болтать occurs in russian on average 4.5 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.