how to pronounce заря

/zɐˈrʲa/

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заря is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… ну вот как ни заря 1 люба блок разглядел …”

meanings of заря

noun:

Dusk, nightfall.
Tattoo, retreat.
Outset, start.
Dawn, daybreak.
Reveille.

заря frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word заря occurs in russian on average 4.4 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.