how to pronounce звать

/zvatʲ/

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звать is pronounced in one syllable

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tʲ

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

“… кого нужно звать другой сотрудник у нас …”

meanings of звать

verb:

To call.
To invite.

звать frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word звать occurs in russian on average 5.8 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.