English pronunciation · Words Starting with B
Bourgeoisie Pronunciation
Bourgeoisie is pronounced buurzh-wah-ZEE, IPA /ˌbʊrʒˌwɑˈzi/.
buurzh-wah-ZEE
US /ˌbʊrʒˌwɑˈzi/ · UK /ˌbɔːʒwɑːˈziː/
Syllables: buurzh · wah · ZEE (3 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: The middle class, especially when thought of as concerned with property and respectability.
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Bourgeoisie in a Sentence
- The novel is a portrait of the provincial bourgeoisie.
- Marx wrote about the bourgeoisie and the proletariat.
- A new bourgeoisie grew up around the port.
Common Mispronunciations of Bourgeoisie
Not bur-JOY-see
The geoi in the middle is zhwah, so the word runs buurzh then wah then ZEE with no j anywhere.
Not BUURZH-wah-zee
This is one of the few English words loudest at the very end, on ZEE.
Tip: Bourgeois, the adjective, has only two beats, BUURZH-wah, which is a different shape from the noun.
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