Pronouncing the letters ueil and euil in French
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Pronouncing the letters ueil and euil
• The ueil and euil(le) sounds are pronounced like this
. As in:
un fauteuil
an armchair
un écureuil a squirrel
un deuil a bereavement, a period of mourning
un accueil a welcome, a reception
un cercueil a coffin
un recueil a collection
une feuille a page, a leaf
un portefeuille a wallet, a purse
un mille-feuille a mille-feuille, a French pastry
un écureuil a squirrel
un deuil a bereavement, a period of mourning
un accueil a welcome, a reception
un cercueil a coffin
un recueil a collection
une feuille a page, a leaf
un portefeuille a wallet, a purse
un mille-feuille a mille-feuille, a French pastry
Notes:
• There are no rules which govern when you should write ueil or euil
• Un œil (an eye) is pronounced exactly the same as .
• Un œil (an eye) is pronounced exactly the same as .
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