how to pronounce подвал

/pɐdˈvaɫ/

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подвал is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… говорил что там был подвал людям он …”

meanings of подвал

noun:

Basement, cellar, vault.

подвал frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word подвал occurs in russian on average 3.9 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.