how to pronounce напиться

/nɐˈpʲit͡sːə/

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напиться is pronounced in three syllables

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pʲ

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t͡sː

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

“… пока тут напиться пьяным его там бил …”

meanings of напиться

verb:

To get drunk.
To quench thirst.

напиться frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word напиться occurs in russian on average 2.7 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.