how to pronounce смеяться

/smʲɪˈjat͡sːə/

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смеяться is pronounced in three syllables

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mʲ

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t͡sː

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

“… не надо смеяться, ты не должен издеваться над монархом …”

meanings of смеяться

verb:

To laugh at (над кем, над чем).
To mock, to deride.
To laugh.

смеяться frequency in russian - C1 level of CEFR

the word смеяться occurs in russian on average 14 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.