how to pronounce подождать

/pədɐʐˈdatʲ/

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подождать is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… панике чуть чуть надо подождать сейчас …”

meanings of подождать

verb:

To wait.

подождать frequency in russian - C1 level of CEFR

the word подождать occurs in russian on average 11.8 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.