how to pronounce chair

/ʃɛʁ/

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chair is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… et des femmes de chair d'os le sentiment …”

meanings of chair

noun:

Flesh.

chair frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word chair occurs in french on average 37.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.