| French Pronunciation - Prononciation française |
| Lessons, sound files, and tips related to every aspect of French pronunciation |
French pronunciation is the most difficult aspect of learning French for many
students, particularly English speakers. It takes a lot of practice to pronounce
French correctly, but if you really want to speak French, good pronunciation is
essential. Nothing will kill a conversation faster than an inability to make
yourself understood.
These pages include detailed lesson on the pronunciation of each letter and many
letter combinations, tips and explanations of other issues related to French
pronunciation, and thousands of sound files.
French Pronunciation Lessons
- Alphabet | Alphabet for kids *
- Beginning French pronunciation *
- Letters in detail | Accents *
- Consonants | Vowels *
- International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) *
- Accent affectif *
- Accent tonique
- Assimilation *
- Cognates
- Contractions
- Elision / E muet
- Enchaînement *
- Euphony
- H muet + aspiré
- Hiatus
- Homophones
- Informal pronunciation
- Liaisons *
- Nasal vowels *
- Rhythm *
- Silent letters *
- Top 10
French pronunciation mistakes
French pronunciation basics
French pronunciation issues
Pronunciation of specific French words
*
Lesson includes audio files
More lessons and tools related to French pronunciation
- Accent help - Improve your spoken accent
- Âççënts - How to type them, what they mean
- Audiobooks
- Audio dictionary
- Audio lab
- Audio magazines
- Dialects
- Dictées
- Dictionaries
- Listening links
- Listen + repeat
- Offline audio tools
- Pronunciation books
- Software
- Speaking links
- Spelling
- Vocabulary lessons with sound
files
Please remember that these French pronunciation lessons
are only meant to be a guide - the best way for you to perfect your French pronunciation is to work with a
native French speaker.
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