This is the 15284th most frequent Russian word.
послушай
"Listen."
In this sentence, 'послушай' is used as an imperative to prompt the listener's attention on the importance of finishing the work.
Послушай, тебе нужно закончить работу сегодня.
Listen, you need to finish the work today.
Here, 'послушай' suggests taking action to listen and understand a specific sound or conversation.
Такой большой шум, послушай, что говорят соседи.
There's so much noise, listen to what the neighbors are saying.
In this case, 'послушай' is encouraging the action of listening again to ensure comprehension.