The silent u after g and q

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Word 1 of 3: quartier, neighborhood

/kaʁtje/
quartier

neighborhoodnoun

A part of a city with its own life.

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The qu sounds like a plain k, with no "oo" sound: "kar-tyay".

  1. 1Est-ce que ce quartier est calme le soir ?Is this neighborhood quiet at night?