How is "Genre" pronounced?

Hi there

Thank you for your question. In English, we occasionally do not pronounce a word the way it is spelt or written, so we use phonetic spelling. This is to show how it is said.

The word genre is pronounced as follows: zhon-ruh. If we break it down for you further, it is the 'zh' sound, then the 'ah' as in “father”, and then an 'N' sound – “jaan”. The second syllable is an 'R' sound and a schwa – “ruh”, “ruh”. So basically it's just like you're making an 'R' sound andyou stop speaking – “ruh”. Therefore it sounds as follows;  “jaan-ruh” – “genre”.

I hope this helps you and I look forward to assisting you with any further questions you may have.