how to pronounce ancien

/ɑ̃.sjɛ̃/

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ancien is pronounced in two syllables

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ɑ̃

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ɛ̃

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An example use of ancien in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… maire karl olive un ancien élève devenu …”

meanings of ancien

adjective:

Old, former, ex-.
Ancient.

noun:

An old person.

ancien frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word ancien occurs in french on average 113 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.