Master Pronouncing “Guillaume”: Silent “I” And Emphasis On “Yoom”
To pronounce “Guillaume,” the “i” is silent. The emphasis is on the second syllable, so it sounds like “gee-YOOM.” The “e” at the end is pronounced like the “a” in “cat.” Guillaume Apollinaire: A Literary Luminary in the French Avant-Garde Introduction Among the illustrious figures that grace the annals of French literature, Guillaume Apollinaire stands … Read more