how to pronounce дело

/ˈdʲeɫə/

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дело is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… верну товар не совсем дело в том что эти …”

meanings of дело

noun:

Work, business.
Cause.
Deed, act, action.
In expressions.
Case, investigation.
File, dossier.
Art, science.
Affair, matter, concern.

verb:

Neuter singular past indicative perfective of деть (detʹ).

дело frequency in russian - A1 level of CEFR

the word дело occurs in russian on average 383.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.