how to pronounce бабуля

/bɐˈbulʲə/

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бабуля is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… разговор и осаго не знаю бабуля говорила …”

meanings of бабуля

noun:

Granny (grandmother).
Granny (old lady).

бабуля frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word бабуля occurs in russian on average 3.9 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.