how to pronounce ему

/jɪˈmu/

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ему is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… но за веду ли я ему по черному да нет …”

meanings of ему

pronoun:

Dative of оно́ (onó).
Dative of он (on).

ему frequency in russian - A1 level of CEFR

the word ему occurs in russian on average 646.5 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.