how to pronounce ждать

/ʐdatʲ/

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ждать is pronounced in one syllable

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tʲ

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

“… успех здесь может ждать конечно химиков …”

meanings of ждать

verb:

To wait, to wait for.
To expect, to await.

ждать frequency in russian - A2 level of CEFR

the word ждать occurs in russian on average 88 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.