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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

SpellingSounds likeExample

Words and letters

FrenchSay itMeaningاردوNote
deuxduhtwoدو
bleubluhblueنیلا
jeudizhuh-deeThursdayجمعرات
le feufuhfire / traffic lightآگ / سگنل
peupuhlittle / fewتھوڑا
la sœursuhrsisterبہن
le cœurkuhrheartدل
l'heureuhrhour / timeگھنٹہ / وقت
le professeurpro-feh-suhrteacherاستاد
je veuxzhuh vuhI wantمیں چاہتا ہوں
il peuteel puhhe canوہ کر سکتا ہے
monsieurmuh-syuhsir / Mrجنابirregular: the 'on' and final 'r' are not pronounced

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