how to pronounce savoir

/sa.vwaʁ/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of savoir 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.

savoir is pronounced in two syllables

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

1.

2. example pitch curve for pronunciation of savoir

test your pronunciation of savoir

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

video examples of savoir pronunciation

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

“… être dur et il faut savoir que ce que ça …”

meanings of savoir

verb:

To find out.
To know (something).
To be able to, to be apt to (especially in the negative conditional).
To know how (to do something).

noun:

Knowledge.

savoir frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word savoir occurs in french on average 331.6 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.