how to pronounce santé

/sɑ̃.te/

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the above transcription of santé 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.

santé is pronounced in two syllables

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ɑ̃

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

“… face à face à la santé c'est que plus on …”

meanings of santé

noun:

Health.

interjection:

Cheers! (as said when drinking).

santé frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word santé occurs in french on average 153.1 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.