how to pronounce gentil

/ʒɑ̃.ti/

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gentil is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… dont cessé d'être gentil soyez vrai et …”

meanings of gentil

adjective:

All very well (c'est bien gentil tout ça, mais "that's all very well, but").
Attractive, pretty; also derogative, in the sense of superficial, esp. in the arts.
Well behaved, good (especially but not only about children, in the sense of good boy/girl).
Pleasant, amiable, nice.
Helpful, kind.
Fairly large, nice, tidy.

noun:

Gentile.
Pagan, heretic.

gentil frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word gentil occurs in french on average 28.2 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.