how to pronounce курить

/kʊˈrʲitʲ/

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курить is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… показывая что ты идешь курить а не …”

meanings of курить

verb:

To distil.
To smoke (tobacco etc.).
To burn, to fumigate.

курить frequency in russian - C1 level of CEFR

the word курить occurs in russian on average 12.5 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.