Français· vowel

How to pronounce the closed 'eu' sound in Français

Say 'é' and, without moving your tongue, round your lips as for 'o'. Tense and steady — the vowel of 'deux' and 'peu'.

Heard in deux · peu · peut-être

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Français words with closed 'eu' sound

Words from the same catalog the Français course drills — the app scores every one of them sound by sound.

deuxpeupeut-êtredieumieuxmonsieureuxyeuxvieuxfeuceuxjeuheureuxlieusérieuxmessieursdangereuxdéjeunerlieutenantmilieu

In a sentence

  • Dans quel but ? sans aucun but.

    mieux

  • Tu ne peux pas être le père des deux.

    deux

  • Mais le sujet ? c'est là le point.

    peu

The sounds that decide your accent

the French 'r' soundthe French 'u' soundthe 'ou' soundthe nasal 'an' soundthe nasal 'on' soundthe nasal 'in' soundthe open 'œu' soundthe 'ui' glide

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