how to pronounce maintenant

/mɛ̃t.nɑ̃/

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maintenant is pronounced in two syllables

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ɛ̃

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ɑ̃

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

“… un créateur de logo maintenant la station lovato est …”

meanings of maintenant

adverb:

Now, currently.

verb:

Present participle of maintenir.

maintenant frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word maintenant occurs in french on average 354.2 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.