how to pronounce quoi

/kwa/

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quoi is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… mais ça va ça match quoi oui tout à fait …”

meanings of quoi

pronoun:

Aught, anything, something.
What.

adverb:

You know, like, y'know.

quoi frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word quoi occurs in french on average 466.1 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.