how to pronounce хвалить

/xvɐˈlʲitʲ/

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хвалить is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… это неумение себя хвалить и ощущение что …”

meanings of хвалить

verb:

To compliment, to praise.

хвалить frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word хвалить occurs in russian on average 3.6 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.