how to pronounce jours

/ʒuʁ/

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jours is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… il ya un ou deux jours vient de dire que …”

meanings of jours

noun:

Plural of jour (“day").

jours frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word jours occurs in french on average 484.6 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.