Proper Pronunciation Guide
haricot vert
[
ɑ͜ɚ
i ko͜u vɛ͜ɚ]
Tips:
- Pronounce the letters “ar” as the R-Vowel Diphthong /ɑ͜ɚ/—as in the word “car”—and stress them.
- Pronounce the letter “i” like the name of the letter “e”—/i/.
- Pronounce the letter “o” like the name of the letter itself—/o͜u/.
- Pronounce the letters “er” as the R-Vowel Diphthong /ɛ͜ɚ/— like the word “air”—and stress them, too.
- Do not pronounce either of the final letter “t’s.”
Practice Sentence:
| As Sylvia was looking over the menu, she noticed that the steak au poivre was served with haricots verts. |
Definition:
(noun) A very slender green bean; a French green bean [haricot (bean) and vert (green)].
Notes:
- Haricots verts can be bought in the grocery store; however, they also are on the menus of many fancy restaurants, and that’s when you may have to pronounce them.
- Steak au poivre [ste͜ik o͜u pwɑv] is a French dish consisting of steak that has been blackened with pepper.