How to pronounce eux in french

French has two vowels both written with the letter combination eu. We'll refer to these vowels as eu and eux, because the second is often spelt eux when it occurs on the very end of a word.

In a handful of words (including soeur, "sister"), these vowels are written oeu.

As with the e vowels and o vowels, there is actually some variation as to when speakers choose to use the open/close vowels.

However, there are also cases where one or the other is necessary.

Eux french to english

The (close) eux vowel

The eux vowel is pronounced with the tongue in a similar position to the close e vowel, but with the lips rounded. It commonly occurs at the very end of a word, and is sometimes (though not always) written eux in that case.

Some common examples:

The (open) eu vowel

The open eu vowel is pronounced with the tongue in a similar position to the open

how do you pronounce eux in french

eux pronunciation in french