French· vowel

How to pronounce the open 'œu' sound in French

Say the open 'è' and round your lips at the same time. More open than the 'eu' of 'deux' — the vowel of 'sœur', 'peur', 'heure'.

Heard in sœur · leur · seul

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French words with open 'œu' sound

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

leurseulheureseulementjeunedocteurmeilleurmeurtreseigneurerreurintérieurhonneurailleurssœurplusieursneufinspecteurclubprofesseurpreuve

In a sentence

  • Tu as de quoi payer ?

    seulement

  • Le pauvre petit a bien mal !

    erreur

  • La jeune femme avait pâli.

    jeune

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