how to pronounce palais

/pa.lɛ/

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palais is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of palais in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… à deux reprises le palais du luxembourg …”

meanings of palais

noun:

Palace.
Palate; up part inside the mouth.
Courthouse (palais de justice).

palais frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word palais occurs in french on average 37.7 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.