how to pronounce début

/de.by/

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début is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… en est là donc au début des années 80 là …”

meanings of début

noun:

Start, beginning.

début frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word début occurs in french on average 272.3 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.