How do I pronounce the word "Choix" in French?

Question

Means choice, I don't really know how to pronounce it so a English word similar in pronounciation will be useful. :D

Answer 1

shwah

Answer 2

I know I've mastered the ability to walk, talk and read. There's nothing much left to learn in these fields, and I can do it all with complete ease. Doesn't mean I never stub my toe, slur a few words, or stumble on a sentence now and then, but I've reached a point where it's completely causal. I'm not an olympic sprinter, or a public speaker, or a speed reader -- those are all entirely separate skills -- but what I learned is plenty to get through life. I never forget that the martial arts are called an art, whether or not that's an Eastern interpretation, but in the West this does have a purpose. An art couldn't be something you perfect. Music, painting and sculpting all have near limitless potential, but stages of development that you would have to "master" to get better. A black belt, as we've explained before on here, is about having a firm understanding of the fundamentals, or "All basic movements and techniques, can be applied with extended force and proper application in basic combination." The key words here would be "all basic movements and techniques" and "extended force and proper application". I would say there is a mastery of having LEARNED the requirements and KNOW how to put them to use, just not anything further from the basics. I think people go a little too far with the word, using it mostly erroneously, but the intent of comfortably and casually using what you've learned is what they're all implying. As for the martial arts as a whole, that I believe is impossible, especially as an art.

Answer 3

Hello! Yes, to confirm what I think everyone else has said, it's pronounced "shwa".

Interestingly enough, because you asked for something similar in English, there's in fact the word, "schwa" used in phonetics (and pronunced exactly the same way as "choix" in French), and it's the word that describes a particular unstressed vowel sound in words. An example, is the "a" in "about". The "a" doesn't get the stress and therefore tends to sound something like "uh". If you want to know how "schwa" is pronounced then, go to the entry for "schwa" at Merriam-Webster.com (http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/schwa) and click on the pronunciation function next to the word.

Answer 4

It sounds like shwa. There is no similar English word
that I know.

Answer 5

shwah

The x is not prenounced
And "oi" in french is always prenounced "wah"

Answer 6

"schwa" meaning that upside down e.

Answer 7

shwa

Answer 8

shh-wah
Best I can do. Say it quickly.

Answer 9

sho-ah