[AbueloMark]

In honor of the French infantryman of the Great War, what is the proper pronunciation of Poilu?

 

[Vic]

Pway- Yu

or if your not getting the long a sound Pwaay-yew

 

[tacfoley2]

Pway- Yu

or if your not getting the long a sound Pwaay-yew

Exactement.

Did you realise that five of those words were French? See - 'In honor of the French infantryman of the Great War, what is the proper pronunciation of Poilu?'

tac

 

[ebeeby]

Great question - and merci for the answer.

 

[Big commander]

The "l" in 'poilu' is definitely pronounced as an "l" and not as a "y". Pwa-ly.

I couldn't restrain myself but always found following a pleasant example of pronunciation problems:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1TnzCiUSI0&feature=kp