French· vowel

How to pronounce the closed 'eu' sound in French

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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deux

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French words with closed 'eu' sound

Words from the same catalog the French 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

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