EU / ŒU and the silent E
EU / ŒU اور خاموش E
EU is a rounded 'uh' sound — like 'e' in 'je' but longer. Round your lips a little while saying 'uh'.
Tip
The 'e' in je, le, me, te, se, de, ne, que is very short 'uh'. In fast speech it almost disappears: 'je ne sais pas' → 'shay pa'.
Spelling patterns
| Spelling | Sounds like | Example |
|---|---|---|
Words and letters
| French | Say it | Meaning | اردو | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| deux | duh | two | دو | |
| bleu | bluh | blue | نیلا | |
| jeudi | zhuh-dee | Thursday | جمعرات | |
| le feu | fuh | fire / traffic light | آگ / سگنل | |
| peu | puh | little / few | تھوڑا | |
| la sœur | suhr | sister | بہن | |
| le cœur | kuhr | heart | دل | |
| l'heure | uhr | hour / time | گھنٹہ / وقت | |
| le professeur | pro-feh-suhr | teacher | استاد | |
| je veux | zhuh vuh | I want | میں چاہتا ہوں | |
| il peut | eel puh | he can | وہ کر سکتا ہے | |
| monsieur | muh-syuh | sir / Mr | جناب | irregular: the 'on' and final 'r' are not pronounced |