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How to pronounce Jé
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
DJÉ
The syllable in capitals carries the tonic stress: it is said more strongly than the others.
Say it
« djé »
Spelled-out pronunciation: read this sequence of letters as if it were French, and you will say Jé.
Phonetic alphabet
[dʒe]
Transcription in the international phonetic alphabet, for those who can read it.
French equivalent
- Georges
The reading rules that give this pronunciation are set out in detail on the How to pronounce Provençal page.