how to pronounce земля

/zʲɪˈmlʲa/

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земля is pronounced in two syllables

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1.

zʲ

2.

lʲ

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

“… везде грязь везде земля так что мог …”

meanings of земля

noun:

Ground, soil.
State (of Germany).
Country.
Land.
Earth.

name:

Earth.

земля frequency in russian - B1 level of CEFR

the word земля occurs in russian on average 44 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.