how to pronounce ladies

/ˈlɛɪdiːz/

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ladies is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of ladies in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… um thank you ladies i know dr biden is …”

meanings of ladies

noun:

A ladies' room: a lavatory intended for use by women.
Plural of lady.

ladies frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word ladies occurs in english on average 53.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.