how to pronounce pourquoi

/puʁ.kwa/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of pourquoi 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.

pourquoi is pronounced in two syllables

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of pourquoi

1.

2. example pitch curve for pronunciation of pourquoi

test your pronunciation of pourquoi

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of pourquoi

video examples of pourquoi pronunciation

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

“… est-ce que voilà pourquoi est-ce que tu …”

meanings of pourquoi

adverb:

Why.

pourquoi frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word pourquoi occurs in french on average 460.8 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.