how to pronounce bière

/bjɛʁ/

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the above transcription of bière is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

bière is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… soir on s'ouvre une bière et on pleure …”

meanings of bière

noun:

Beer.
Bier.
Coffin.

bière frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word bière occurs in french on average 31.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.