How do you pronounce Les Miserables?

Answer 1

Jean Valjean - Shawn Val-shawn (shhjon; there's a bit of j in there, but not much.)

Fantine - Faun-teen or Fon-teen

Cosette - Coe-zet or Coe-set

Javert - jshaw-vare (if you can't to that, Jaw-vair is fine, but it's more of a "sh" sound than a hard "j" sound, like with Jean Valjean.)

Bienvenu (the bishop's nickname) - Be'ehn-ven-oo (Bee-en-ve-nu, but it's only 3 syllables.)

Marius - in the play I saw it was just Mare-ee-us, but my Dad studied French and read the book and he says "Marr-ee-oos." I'd stick with Marius ;)

Answer 2

lay misayraabl. In the programme for the London production, the pronounciation guide says 'Lay Miz-eh-rahb'.

Answer 3

It's pronounced like "lay miz-air-ahb."

Answer 4

'The miserables' or 'the miserable ones'

Answer 5

It is pronounced "lay meh-zuh-rahb."