how to pronounce жалеть

/ʐɨˈlʲetʲ/

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жалеть is pronounced in two syllables

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lʲ

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

“… будете об этом очень сильно жалеть это …”

meanings of жалеть

verb:

To feel sorry, to be sorry, to be sad (about something), to regret.
To save, to spare (e.g. time, energy).
To pity, to commiserate.

жалеть frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word жалеть occurs in russian on average 6.8 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.