how to pronounce мешать

/mʲɪˈʂatʲ/

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мешать is pronounced in two syllables

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mʲ

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tʲ

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

“… что звук нам будет мешать фото гинеи …”

meanings of мешать

verb:

To harm, to hurt.
To hinder, to impede, to prevent, to interfere.
To mix, to mingle, to blend.
To stir.
To mix up, to confuse.

мешать frequency in russian - C1 level of CEFR

the word мешать occurs in russian on average 11 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.