how to pronounce лаять

/ˈɫajɪtʲ/

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лаять is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… надо конкретно раз лаять делать себе …”

meanings of лаять

verb:

To bark (like a dog).
To scold, to rebuke.

лаять frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word лаять occurs in russian on average 1.3 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.