how to pronounce beaucoup

/bo.ku/

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beaucoup is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of beaucoup in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… donc voilà il ya beaucoup de monde qui a …”

meanings of beaucoup

adverb:

Much, very much, a lot.

beaucoup frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word beaucoup occurs in french on average 690.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.