how to pronounce служба

/ˈsɫuʐbə/

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служба is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… последние там месяца служба работает был …”

meanings of служба

noun:

Divine service.
Employment, job.
Duty.
Office, work, post.
Service.

служба frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word служба occurs in russian on average 24.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.