how to pronounce караул

/kərɐˈuɫ/

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караул is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… сама тора всё кричи караул зил в начале …”

meanings of караул

noun:

Guard; watch.

interjection:

Help!.

караул frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word караул occurs in russian on average 2.1 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.