how to pronounce знать

/znatʲ/

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знать is pronounced in one syllable

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tʲ

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

“… ну кто хотел бы знать как как как и что …”

meanings of знать

verb:

To know: to be in possession of a specific fact or datum.
To know: to be familiar with or accustomed to a person, place, or thing.

noun:

Nobility, noble people.

adverb:

It seems, then.

знать frequency in russian - A1 level of CEFR

the word знать occurs in russian on average 110.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.