how to pronounce земляк

/zʲɪˈmlʲak/

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земляк is pronounced in two syllables

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zʲ

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lʲ

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

“… как земляк приезжаете вот я поэтому …”

meanings of земляк

noun:

Compatriot, countryman.

земляк frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word земляк occurs in russian on average 0.9 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.