how to pronounce занятие

/zɐˈnʲætʲɪjə/

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занятие is pronounced in four syllables

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nʲ

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tʲ

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

“… где ты найдешь себе занятие по душе о …”

meanings of занятие

noun:

Occupation, work, business (activity or task with which one occupies oneself).
Lessons, lectures, school.
Exercise.
Capture.

занятие frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word занятие occurs in russian on average 36.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.