In this lesson, we’re going to concentrate on the simple French vowels, see the sound they make and how this sound can be spelled. And although it can be very useful to know it, since audio recordings are so easy to find now, I agree it’s not absolutely necessary to know the phonetic alphabet nowadays. Many students don’t want to spend the time learning the phoneticalphabet. For B it’s easy, it’s … But some sounds have a weird phonetic representation for them, that you cannot guess if you don’t know it. There’s a way to represent sounds: it’s called the phonetic alphabet. I’ll write a specific lesson about Nasal French sounds like AN, IN, ON. Sometimes in French, a vowel will combine with an N or an M to make a nasal sound. I’ll write a special lesson about French accents & Pronunciation. Sometimes in French, you’ll have an accent to change the pronunciation of that letter. In French like in English, some vowels will combine in writing to make a sound, like in A and Y in “May” / the A and I in “mai”. Letters Combine to Make Sounds Combination of vowels But sometimes, a vowel will combine with another vowel or another letter to make a different sound. The French vowels are named after their most “plain” sound. In French like in English, letter have a pronunciation of their own.įor example, the letter B in French is pronounced. So you need to think about your breathing when you speak French. The shape of your lips and the amount of air you let out is the key element to pronouncing your French vowels. They don’t drag nor modulate: your mouth is in one position when the vowel comes out, you don’t change the position of your lips or anything as the French vowel comes out.Įxample: the French “o” as in “ coco” never does the fluctuation of “toe” or even “cow” where your mouth opens and clothes on the o sound. On the contrary, it’s the A sound that stands out.Ĭontrast the French & English pronunciations : Papa (FR), Papa (English). The P doesn’t stand out like in the English word Papa. French Vowels Tend To Be Stronger Than English Vowels In other words, your lips form the consonant shape, but the air that comes out of your mouth is the vowel sound.Įxample: Papa. I like to say that consonants often “jump start” the vowels. Julie a dit : “au dodo !” – Julia said: “go to bed”! Consonants Jump Start The Vowels Tu as eu la vie que tu voulais – you had the life you wanted Natasha et Henri étudient – Natasha and Henri are studying French words often end on a vowel sound, even verbs. So strong that they really stand out in French. How To Pronounce The French Vowels? French Words Often End On A Vowel Soundįrench vowels are strong. There are 6 vowels in French : A, E, I, O, U and Y (i grec).
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