how to pronounce целовать
/t͡sɨɫɐˈvatʲ/
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the above transcription of целовать is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.
целовать is pronounced in three syllables
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An example use of целовать in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:
“… портрет владимира путина целовать вы не …”
meanings of целовать
verb:
- To kiss, to give a kiss.
целовать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR
the word целовать occurs in russian on average 4.3 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.
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