how to pronounce est

/ɛst/

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est is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… du wild eyes and go qui est à 2 5% qui …”

meanings of est

adjective:

East.

noun:

East.

verb:

Third-person singular present indicative of être.

est frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word est occurs in french on average 12826 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.