Breakdown of Adéu!
Questions & Answers about Adéu!
It is usually pronounced approximately ah-DEH-oo.
A simple guide for English speakers:
- A = like a in father
- dé = stressed deh
- u = like oo in food
The stress falls on the é, so a-DÉ-u, not A-deu.
The accent mark on é shows where the stress goes. In Adéu, the stressed syllable is dé.
So the word is pronounced a-DÉ-u.
The accent also helps distinguish the correct vowel sound and stress pattern in writing.
It is generally neutral and can be used in both informal and many formal situations.
You can say Adéu! to:
- friends
- family
- coworkers
- shop staff
- people you do not know well
It is a very common everyday way to say goodbye in Catalan.