i belive joueurs means players while jouer means to play. if not wat does it mean and how to pronounce em. but other than that i need to know the difference for pronouncing em!
2007-09-04 13:16:57 · 4 answers · asked by !!! 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
you're right about the meanings!
both words start with the sound we have in 'meaSure'.
joueurs - joo-er (don't say the 's', the 'eur' is pronounced by rounding your lips and then there's that raspy French 'r'. 'ou' is also 'rounded' and is a deeper sound than we have)
jouer - joo-ay (roughly! here the 'r' is silent)
both words also have a small stress on the 2nd syllable: da-DUH!
2007-09-04 13:29:12 · answer #1 · answered by christopher 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are correct, 'joueurs' means players (joueur = player) and 'jouer' is to play.
In both words the syllable 'jou' is pronounced the same: similar to 'jew'.
The last 'e' in 'jouer' is like 'e' in 'egg' without the 'g' sound' and the 'r' is silent.
'eu' in French has a sound that doesn't exist in English. Get your lips ready to pronounce 'o' as in 'oh' but say 'e' instead.
The 'r' has a guttural sound. The 's' of the plural is silent.
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2007-09-04 20:36:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jouer = To play
Ju-eh
Joueur = player --Joueurs = players
ju-erh
Joueuse (s) = player (s) for a girl (s)
Ju-euz
2007-09-04 20:38:19 · answer #3 · answered by Mazda man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have the meanings right, yes.
Jouer ends with an "ay" sound (zhou-ay), joueurs ends with a bit of an r sound and the vowel is like "uh" (zhou-uur) .
2007-09-04 20:27:00 · answer #4 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋