how to pronounce дама

/ˈdamə/

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дама is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… вот этот мужик или вот эта дама любит …”

meanings of дама

noun:

Dance partner.
Queen.
Lady.

дама frequency in russian - C1 level of CEFR

the word дама occurs in russian on average 17.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.