how to pronounce обещать

/ɐbʲɪˈɕːætʲ/

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обещать is pronounced in three syllables

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bʲ

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ɕː

tʲ

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

“… не обещать так ответил так приколоться …”

meanings of обещать

verb:

To promise, to pledge.

обещать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word обещать occurs in russian on average 2 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.