The y that sounds like two i's in French

1. 1
   pays/pɛi/iAlso said pɛji.

   countrynoun

   A territory with its own borders, laws and inhabitants.
2. 2
   voyage/vwajaʒ/

   tripnoun

   The act of going from one place to another, often far from home.
3. 3
   loyer/lwaje/

   rentnoun

   The sum paid each month to live in a home that belongs to someone else.
4. 4
   payer/pɛje/

   to payverb

   To give someone the money you owe them.
5. 5
   nettoyer/nɛtwaje/

   to cleanverb

   To remove the dirt from something.
6. 6
   envoyer/ɑ̃vwaje/

   to sendverb

   To make a letter, package or message go off to someone.
7. 7
   essuyer/esɥije/

   to wipeverb

   To run a cloth over something to dry it or make it clean.
8. 8
   tuyau/tɥijo/

   pipenoun

   A long tube through which water, air or gas passes.
9. 9
   bruyant/bʁɥijɑ̃/

   noisyadjective

   Making a lot of noise.
10. 10
    crayon/kʁɛjɔ̃/

    pencilnoun

    A wooden stick with lead inside, used for writing or drawing.

The sentences

1. Je pars vivre dans un autre pays le mois prochain.

   I'm moving to another country next month.

2. Je prépare mes affaires pour un long voyage à l'étranger.

   I'm packing my things for a long trip abroad.

3. Il reste le loyer à payer avant la fin du mois.

   There's still rent to pay before the end of the month.

4. Je voudrais payer les dernières charges avant de rendre les clés.

   I'd like to pay the last bills before handing over the keys.

5. Il faut encore nettoyer la cuisine avant de rendre l'appartement.

   The kitchen still needs cleaning before we hand back the apartment.

6. Je vais envoyer les clés au propriétaire par la poste.

   I'm going to send the keys to the landlord by mail.

7. Tu peux essuyer le plan de travail avec ce chiffon ?

   Can you wipe down the counter with this cloth?

8. Le tuyau de la salle de bains fuit depuis hier.

   The bathroom pipe has been leaking since yesterday.

9. Je vais écrire que le chauffage est bruyant la nuit.

   I'm going to write that the heating is noisy at night.

10. Tu as un crayon pour écrire un mot au propriétaire ?

    Do you have a pencil to leave a note for the landlord?

Pronunciation

• pays/pɛi/

  Two syllables, pè-i, and the final s is silent.

• voyage/vwajaʒ/

  Oy makes two sounds: you hear voi then ya.

• loyer/lwaje/

  The ending -er is pronounced /e/: you don't hear the r.

• payer/pɛje/

  Pè-yé: the first e is open, like in mère.

• nettoyer/nɛtwaje/

  Nè-toi-yé: the first e is open and oy sounds like 'oi-ye'.

• envoyer/ɑ̃vwaje/

  En- is nasal, you don't hear the n: an-voi-yé.

• essuyer/esɥije/

  The u is said like in tu, never like 'ou': é-sui-yé.

• tuyau/tɥijo/

  The u is the one from tu, followed by a gliding sound: /tɥijo/, not 'tou-yo'.

• bruyant/bʁɥijɑ̃/

  Brui-yan: the u is the one from bruit and the final t is silent.

• crayon/kʁɛjɔ̃/

  Krè-yon: the ending is nasal, the n is not heard.

Questions

How do you say rent in French?

Rent is loyer, the money you pay each month to live in a place that belongs to someone else.

What is the French word for cleaning something?

To clean is nettoyer, as in nettoyer la cuisine, cleaning the kitchen.

How do you say a pipe is noisy in French?

A pipe is a tuyau, and noisy is bruyant, as in the sentence about writing that the heating is bruyant at night.