How do you pronounce de in French?

Answer 1

The French d is virtually identical to English except that it is pronounced with the tip of the tongue against the teeth.

The French letter e (with no accent) represents the neutral vowel sound that is most natural for a native French speaker to make. Just as in English we say "uh..." when we're thinking, French people say "euh...". Just search for any random video online of French people and listen for it. It is similar to the vowel sound in the English word good.

Also note that since this vowel sound is so neutral, it is often dropped in everyday speech. For example, the phrase "près de chez toi" would most likely sound like "pred shay twah".