how to pronounce звонить

/zvɐˈnʲitʲ/

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звонить is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… клиент мертвой ему можно не звонить ну и …”

meanings of звонить

verb:

To ring.
To call (to contact by telephone).

звонить frequency in russian - C1 level of CEFR

the word звонить occurs in russian on average 11 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.