how to pronounce хочется

/ˈxot͡ɕɪt͡sə/

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хочется is pronounced in three syllables

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t͡ɕ

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t͡s

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

“… кто же помирать не хочется тем более в …”

meanings of хочется

verb:

Third-person singular present indicative imperfective of хоте́ться (xotétʹsja).

хочется frequency in russian - A1 level of CEFR

the word хочется occurs in russian on average 337.1 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.