The word "serir" may seem like a bit of a mystery in terms of spelling, but it actually follows a fairly straightforward pattern in French. In IPA phonetic transcription, the word would be spelled as /sə.ʁiʁ/, with the stress falling on the second syllable. The vowel sound in the first syllable is a schwa, and the second syllable has a rolled or trilled R sound followed by the vowel sound "ee" as in "sea." The final syllable has a French-style silent R.