how to pronounce joie

/ʒwa/

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joie is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… rien demandé j'ai eu la joie de voir la …”

meanings of joie

noun:

Joy (feeling of happiness or elation).

joie frequency in french - A2 level of CEFR

the word joie occurs in french on average 93.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.