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I’m interested in how Americans pronouncebourgeois.

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We just say bourgeois

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Different ways, I usually say boo-jwah, bur-jwah is also one I’ve heard though.

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Borzshwah

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I and anyone I’ve heard say the word says it the same as the English pronunciation in this random video I found searching for how to pronounce it. For whatever that small sample size is worth.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3pMOHP3Uu54

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Reminds me of this scene in the big short:

Rabbi Scene

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Me when the science teacher says the earth is round /s

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