how to pronounce помешать

/pəmʲɪˈʂatʲ/

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помешать is pronounced in three syllables

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pəɪʂa

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

“… эта особенность может помешать и вне …”

meanings of помешать

verb:

  1. To disturb, to hinder, to impede.
  2. To shuffle (playing cards).
  3. To stir; to mix, to mix up, to mingle, to blend, (something for some time).

помешать frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word помешать occurs in russian on average 6.6 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.

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