how to pronounce jour

/ʒuʁ/

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the above transcription of jour 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.

jour is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… agora qui a vu le jour il ya trois ans …”

meanings of jour

noun:

Opening, aperture.
Daylight, light.
Day.

jour frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word jour occurs in french on average 651.5 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.