how to pronounce garçon

/ɡaʁ.sɔ̃/

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the above transcription of garçon 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.

garçon is pronounced in two syllables

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ɔ̃

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

“… nom je suis un garçon poli alors on est …”

meanings of garçon

noun:

Boy.
Young man; man.
Generic name of a male employee in some industries.
Short for garçon de café.

garçon frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word garçon occurs in french on average 56.9 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.