how to pronounce souhaiter

/swɛ.te/

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souhaiter is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… être réélu je veux pas souhaiter la même …”

meanings of souhaiter

verb:

To wish someone well, particularly in a complimentary or polite way.
To wish (for); to hope (for).
To desire someone's presence.

souhaiter frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word souhaiter occurs in french on average 17.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.