how to pronounce monsieur

/mə.sjø/

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monsieur is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… du tout à ce monsieur qui a décidé de …”

meanings of monsieur

noun:

Gentleman.
Alternative letter-case form of monsieur Used to show respect.
Specifically, the brother of the French king.
Mister, sir (a title or form of address for a man, used with or without the name in direct or third-person address).

monsieur frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word monsieur occurs in french on average 129.7 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.