how to pronounce jeune

/ʒœn/

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jeune is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… on envie d'être un jeune non 21,6 tard …”

meanings of jeune

adjective:

Young.

noun:

Youth, a young person.

jeune frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word jeune occurs in french on average 288.4 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.