how to pronounce зажигать

/zəʐɨˈɡatʲ/

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зажигать is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… выйдет на танцпол и будет зажигать под …”

meanings of зажигать

verb:

To set fire, to light, to kindle, to inflame, to ignite.

зажигать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word зажигать occurs in russian on average 1.6 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.