how to pronounce молчать

/mɐɫˈt͡ɕætʲ/

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молчать is pronounced in two syllables

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t͡ɕ

tʲ

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

“… содержание даже деньги молчать я вас …”

meanings of молчать

verb:

To keep silent, to be silent.

молчать frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word молчать occurs in russian on average 9 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.