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How to pronounce Gerard
Three notations of the same pronunciation: the tonic stress, the spelled-out reading, and the phonetic alphabet. Lean on the accent of the Midi to read them: say them the way Provence speaks, sounding out every syllable and every e, and you will land very close to the right form.
Tonic stress
dje-RAR
The syllable in capitals carries the tonic stress: it is said more strongly than the others.
Say it
« djérar »
Spelled-out pronunciation: read this sequence of letters as if it were French, and you will say Gerard.
Phonetic alphabet
[dʒeˈʁaʁ]
Transcription in the international phonetic alphabet, for those who can read it.
French equivalent
- Girard
The reading rules that give this pronunciation are set out in detail on the How to pronounce Provençal page.