how to pronounce работать

/rɐˈbotətʲ/

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работать is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… мы же вас заставляет работать на играх …”

meanings of работать

verb:

To work.
To function.
To be open (for business).
To labor, to toil.

работать frequency in russian - A1 level of CEFR

the word работать occurs in russian on average 210.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.