How do you pronounce deux

I spoke to the manager and arranged the table for my client. I was dying of curiosity, so I had to ask her:. It means both. These are very basic errors. People know that they are being incorrect, but they choose to continue to be incorrect rather than to learn how to do the right thing. Keep in mind that I do not expect people to know how to pronounce French words. If the staff gets it right, the world will follow.

Enough of my clients try to pronounce La Esquina or Felidia with ethnic flair, thinking it makes them sound authentic. Making an effort to get things right is what counts — I speak Spanish, quite well, I think, but not perfectly, of course.

People appreciate when you make the effort to speak their language. Native speakers are happy to help you learn their language, so ask them for advice. I would love to know how many native French speakers work at Les Deux, and what they have to say about the pronunciation. Everything clear? But I did love the post, and responded at my blog. There are plenty of examples where a mispronunciation of a foreign word or phrase has become standard — Notre Dame, for instance.

This kind of stuff makes me crazy. While there are certain pronunciations that are difficult for native English speakers we should at least make an effort to approximate the correct pronunciation.

Most Parisians have been extraordinarily patient as I repeat the word to them. I was looking for the public restroom. On the map of the store I could see that it was just behind the Lingerie Dept. Agreed, Margaret and furpurrson. Things like sauvignonn blonk for sauvignon blanc, dyoo for deux, noderr dame , boo-coo for beaucoup, etc. And the cheapest bottles are Absolut and Bacardi. Though my friends and I did have fun when we crashed a table at Saint a few months ago, before the staff kicked us out.

I purposely looked for a post about this because it was driving me so crazy. Brown Daniel. Add phonetic spelling Cancel. You are not logged in.. Examples of in a sentence Deux actrices, deux visions de la mode. Joesph Kovacek. Les Baro d'Evel, deux acrobates de l'absurde. Milo Treutel. Kenitra :Deux morts dans un accident. Breana Nader. Isobel Carter. Acrobatic duo 'Folie A Deux' defies gravity. Tod Roob.

Add a sentence Cancel. Translations of deux Indonesian : Dua. Juliet Orn. Turkish : Iki. Spanish : dos. M Berdaxagar. Kate Simkina. Meanings for deux Add a meaning. Synonyms for deux Add synonyms. Antonyms for deux Add antonyms. Comments about deux.

Use de when you want to refer to possessions, origins, location, quantity, or with some verbs as in the following sentences:. This Instagram video will show you how to pronounce the words De and Deux. Click the link to listen to this video or directly play the video shown below. To go beyond this effortless French pronunciation post, follow me on Instagram for daily French practice. Subscribe to my channel on YouTube for more awesome French content.