how to pronounce запивать

/zəpʲɪˈvatʲ/

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запивать is pronounced in three syllables

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pʲ

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tʲ

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

“… жрать торг запивать пивом и откусывают …”

meanings of запивать

verb:

To wash down (with), to take (after/with).
To take to drink, to go on a drinking bout/spree.

запивать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word запивать occurs in russian on average 1.2 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.