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French · Pronunciation Guide
How do you pronounce "vide" in French?
veed — one syllable, a pure "ee", and a final "d" that is pronounced.
One syllable ending on a real consonant. The same form serves both genders, and the same spelling is also a noun meaning emptiness or a vacuum.
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Mon verre est vide.
My glass is empty.
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"Mon verre est vide" ends on the adjective. "Verre" has a doubled "rr" that produces a single uvular "r", and an open "eh" before it: vehr. "Mon" is a nasal vowel with no "n" consonant, so the sentence opens on a hum and closes on a crisp "d" — a nice contrast in one short line.
Where English speakers slip
The English word "video" pulls the first vowel toward "ih" and makes people expect more syllables. French "vide" is one beat with a long, clean "ee". Learners also drop the final "d" after learning that final consonants are usually silent — but the trailing "e" is the standard French device for keeping a consonant alive, and here it does exactly that.