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COMPLETE
PRONUNCIATION
COURSE
DYLANE MOREAU
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
How to use this course?

Lesson 1 : The alphabet

The types of accents

Lesson 2 : Accent aigu
Lesson 3 : Accent grave
Lesson 4 : Accent circonflexe
Lesson 5 : Tréma and cédille
Lesson 6 : How to spell
Lesson 7 : Mute / Silent letters
Lesson 8 : Contractions
Lesson 9 : Links
Link or no link?
Lesson 10 : The sound É
Lesson 11 : The sound È

The nasal vowels

Lesson 12 : Nasal vowel - ON
Lesson 13 : Nasal vowel - AN
Lesson 14 : Nasal vowel - IN
Lesson 15 : Nasal vowel - UN
Lesson 16 : IEN
Lesson 17 : OIN
Lesson 18 : Vowel after a nasal sound

Vowels and vowel sounds

Lesson 19 : A
Lesson 20 : E
Lesson 21 : EU - ŒU
Lesson 22 : I - Y
Lesson 23 : O - Ô - EAU - AU
Lesson 24 : OI
Lesson 25 : U - OU
Lesson 26 : UI
Lesson 27 : IL - ILLE
Lesson 28 : AIL - AILLE
Lesson 29 : EIL - EILLE - AYE
Lesson 30 : OUILLE
Lesson 31 : ŒIL - EUIL - EUILLE - UEIL

Consonants
Lesson 32 : B
Lesson 33 : Hard C - Soft C
Lesson 34 : CH
Lesson 35 : D
Lesson 36 : F - PH
Lesson 37 : Hard G - Soft G
Lesson 38 : J
Lesson 39 : H
Lesson 40 : K - Q
Lesson 41 : L
Lesson 42 : M
Lesson 43 : N - GN
Lesson 44 : P
Lesson 45 : R
Lesson 46 : S - Z
Lesson 47 : T
Lesson 48 : V - W
Lesson 49 : W
Lesson 50 : X
Lesson 51 : Unusual pronunciation
Lesson 52 : Word stress
Lesson 53 : French Reading Practice 1
Lesson 54 : French Reading Practice 2
Lesson 55 : French Reading Practice 3

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HOW TO USE THIS COURSE?
This course includes:
The Complete Pronunciation Course’ book
55 videos available for free on YouTube
105 recordings for listening practice

If you have bought this book on Amazon, please send an email with the
proof of purchase to [email protected] to get access to all the
recordings for listening practice.

All the videos can be found on

https://www.theperfectfrench.com/french-pronunciation-course

How to use this course and practice at home?

Watch each video-lesson to learn everything about the pronunciation of
each sound and letter combination in French.

Listen multiple times to the recordings. Pronunciation is closely linked to

your ability to hear the sound. Listening to them often will help you to hear
the sound correctly to get the pronunciation right. "If you can't hear it, you
can't pronounce it".

Practice your pronunciation like the recordings "Focus on specific letter /

sound " followed by the " Specific letter / sound in words".
When you feel ready, record yourself and listen back-to-back to my
recording and yours. This will give you the opportunity to practice alone
and correct yourself if needed.

How to keep learning by yourself?

Check the pronunciation of a specific word:
Simply google "WORD pronunciation IPA" (IPA stands for "International
Phonetic Alphabet). This search will bring you to the Wikipedia page of the
said word. You will have the opportunity to look at its phonetic and use the
player to listen to the word. If you don't need the IPA, you can also use
google translate. The pronunciation is not always great but that will give
you a general idea.

Practice listening and reading at the same time:

This solution isn't always the most affordable but If you are a book person,
choose a book you like and buy the audiobook as well as the eBook or
physical book. Listen to the audiobook and read at the same time.
This will train your ear to all the different sounds as well as train your brain
to recognize the letters combination, silent letters, and links.
This will also give you the chance to learn new vocabulary.

Another method is to watch TV in French with French subtitles. This is

always the last one I recommend because actors (or voice over) tend to
speak fast and not always as clearly as an audiobook.

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THE ALPHABET
LESSON 1

A | Ah
A cheter | To buy
B | Bay
Un b onbon | A candy
C | Say
Une c arotte | A carrot
D | Day
Une d ent | A tooth
E
L e | The
F | Ef
Une f ête | A party
G | Jay
Un g arage | A garage
H | Ash
Un h ibou | An owl
I | Ee
Une i dée | An idea
J | Jee
J ouer | To play
K | Kah
Un k it | A kit
L | El
La l umière | The light
M | Em
M aman | Mom
N | En
N on | No
O | Oh
Un o bjet | An object
P | Pay
P our | For
Q | Ku
Une q ueue | Tail
R | Air
Un r at | A rat
S | Ess
Une s ouris | A mouse
T | Tay
Un t éléphone | A phone
U
U nir | To unify
V | Vay
V oir | To see
W | Doobl vay
Un w agon | A train car
X | Eeks
Un x ylophone | A xylophone
Y | Ee grek
Un y aourt | A yaourt
Z | Zed
Un z èbre | A zebra

Listening 1: The alphabet

A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M –N – O – P – Q – R
–S–T–U–V–W–X–Y–Z

CARACTERISTICS
26 letters
20 consonants
6 vowels

THE VOWELS
A
E
I
O
U
Y

THE ACCENTS
Accent aigu
Accent grave
Accent circonflexe
Tréma and C cédille

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THE TYPES OF ACCENTS
ACCENT AIGU
ACCENT GRAVE
ACCENT CIRCONFLEXE
TRÉMA
CÉDILLE
Accents in French have very specific roles. In some
cases, such as the letter E, the accents will radically
change its pronunciation.
" Accent aigu " only appears on the letter E.
The " accent grave ", except on E, is used to
differentiate words with and without accent, without
changing the pronunciation of the letter. We will
look more into it in the next few pages.
The " accent circonflexe " and especially "Ê"
indicates that the letter used to be followed by a S.
We removed the S and added a ^.
The " tréma " specifically means that we have to
pronounce the vowel distinctively.
And finally, the " cédille ", simply sounds like a S.
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ACCENT AIGU
LESSON 2

" Accent aigu " or acute accent in English, is pronounced like "AY" in
English but shorter.

Only used on the letter E.

Une é cole | A school

É couter | To listen
Chant é | Sang
Une t é l é vision | A television
Un t é l é phone | A phone
Un canap é | A couch

Listening 2: Focus on É
Bé – Cé – Dé – Fé – Gé – Lé – Mé – Né – Pé – Ré – Sé – Té – Vé – Xé
– Zé – Ché – Ié

Listening 3: É in words
Bé – Un bébé | A baby
Cé – Une cé dille | A cedilla
Dé – Dé cembre | December
Fé – Fé vrier | February
Gé – Chan gé | Changed
Lé – Lé ger | Light
Mé –Mé langé | Mixed
Né – Me né | Led
Pé – Une é pé e | A sword
Ré – Ré pondre | To answer
Sé – Ver sé | Poured
Té – Chan té | Sang
Vé – La vé | Washed
Xé – Ve xé | Upset
Zé – Zé ro | Zero
Ché – Ché ri | Darling
Ié – Pl ié | Folded

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ACCENT GRAVE
LESSON 3

With À and Ù, the pronunciation of the letters and the words doesn't
change.
We used th e " accent grave " to differentiate some words such as:

à vs a | To - Has
L à vs la | There - The
O ù vs ou | Where - Or

À
L à | There
Voil à | Here
Déj à | Already

Ù
O ù | Where

È
But it changes the pronunciation of E = È .
It's pronounced like the AI in FAIR , but shorter.

Le p è re | The father
La m è re | The mother
Fi è re | Proud (f)
Un mammif è re | A mammal
Tr è s | Very
Un z è bre | A zebra

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ACCENT CIRCONFLEXE
LESSON 4

Ê
Ê sounds exactly the same as È that we saw just before.
It's pronounced like the AI in FAIR , but shorter.

Une f ê te | A party
Une t ê te | A head
Une fen ê tre | A window
La gr ê le | The hail
R ê ver | To dream
Ê tre | To be

For  and Ô , the official pronunciation is longer and

softer than the letters without accent.
For Î and Û , depending where the language is spoken,
it can be softer or stay the same as the letters without
accent.

T â che vs Tache
P â te vs Patte

Â
Une â me | A soul
Un ch â teau | A castle
G â cher | To waste
Avoir h â te | Can’t wait
Une t â che | A task
La p â te | The dough

î
Une î le | An island
Le d î ner | The dinner
 Le g î te | The lodge
Une bo î te | A box
Fra î che | Fresh (f)
Appara î tre | To appear

Ô
Un h ô tel | An hotel
T ô t | Early
Aussit ô t | As soon as
Le ch ô mage | Unemployment
Un imp ô t | A tax
Dr ô le | Funny

Û
S û r | Sure
Un b û cheron | A lumberjack
Une b û che | A log
Ao û t | August

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TRÉMA and CÉDILLE
LESSON 5

The accent " tréma " indicates that the vowel has to be pronounced
separately from the one immediately before it. We used it on ë - ï .

Ma ï s vs Mais | Corn vs But

No ë l | Christmas
Du ma ï s | Some corn
Un a ï eul | An ancestor

The " cédille " is placed on the letter " C " and only if followed by one
of the following letter: A - O and U . It turns " C " into the sound " S ".

Un Fran ç ais | A French man

Un gar ç on | A boy
Une fa ç ade | A facade
Un re ç u | A receipt

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HOW TO SPELL
LESSON 6

Spelling in French is easy but there are a few rules to follow.

In case of an accent, you need to specify the accent:

É say " E accent aigu "
È say " E accent grave "
Ê say " E accent circonflexe "
Ï say " I tréma "
Ç say " C cédille "
...

In case of a double letter:

SS say " Double S "
PP say " Double P "
...

Try it:
1. François
2. Dylane
3. Stéfanie
4. Anaïs
5. Isabelle
6. William
7. Geneviève
8. Alexandra
9. Christopher
10. Christian

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MUTE / SILENT LETTERS
E PRECEDED BY A VOWEL
E PRECEDED BY A CONSONANT
E IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WORD
LAST CONSONANT OF THE WORD
PLURAL OF WORDS
PLURAL OF VERBS
THE LETTER H
THE LETTER U
THE LETTER M
Mute letters, also called silent letters, is the
pronunciation rule that confuse French learners the
most. Some letters are important for grammar and
spelling but don't change the pronunciation of the
word itself.
They are usually at the end of the word with a few
exceptions at the beginning and in the middle of the
words.
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MUTE / SILENT LETTERS
LESSON 7

E PRECEDED BY A VOWEL
Let's start with the letter E, the most common silent letter .
We don't pronounce E when it's placed after the vowels:

IE = I
Une boug ie | A candle
La pharmac ie | The pharmacy
La librair ie | The bookstore

AIE = AI
La monn aie | The change
Une pl aie | A wound
Une r aie | A ray

UE = U
Une aven ue | An avenue
Bienven ue | Welcome
Une r ue | A street

OIE = OI
La j oie | The joy
La s oie | The silk
Une oie | A goose

OUE = OU
La b oue | The mud
La j oue | The cheek
La r oue | The wheel

EUE = EU
 La banli eue | The suburb
La qu eue | The tail

E PRECEDED BY A CONSONANT
If E is placed after B – C – D – G – N – P – R – S – T , we don't
pronounce the E but we will pronounce the letter before:

BE = B
Une ro be | A dress
Un tu be | A tube
Un ver be | A verb

CE = C (S)
Une chan ce | A chance
Une lan ce | A spear
Une ron ce | A thorn

DE = D
Chau de | Hot (f)
Froi de | Cold (f)
Une bala de | A walk

GE = G (J)
Je chan ge | I am changing
Un lan ge | A diaper
Je man ge | I am eating

NE = N
Une semai ne | A week
Fémini ne | Feminine
Un télépho ne | A phone

PE = P
La cou pe | The cut
Une pi pe | A pipe
 Une ju pe | A skirt

RE = R
Un laboratoi re | A laboratory
Une coiffu re | A haircut
La ga re | The train station

SE = S (Z)
Une chai se | A chair
Une entrepri se | A company
Une vali se | A luggage

TE = T
Une fê te | A party
Une tê te | A head
Une carot te | A carrot

E IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WORD

E can also be silent in the middle of the word:
Un pai e ment | A payment
Un remerci e ment | A thank you
Une prom e nade | A walk

But E is pronounced in articles and small words:

D e – L e – M e – J e – T e – Qu e – C e – N e - …

LAST CONSONANT OF THE WORD

We don't pronounce the last letter of the word if it’s:

B (exception)
Le plom b | The lead

C
Un ban c | A bench
 Blan c | White

D
Le ni d | The nest
Sour d | Deaf

F after a consonant
Un cer f | A deer
Le ner f | The nerve

G
Le poin g | The fist
Excluding English words: smoking, camping, …

L
Un outi l | A tool
Un fusi l | A gun

P
Beaucou p | A lot
Tro p | Too many / Too much

S
Un bra s | An arm
Le repo s | The rest

T
L’ar t | The art
Le concer t | The concert
Un desser t | A dessert

X
Un choi x | A choice
Une croi x | A cross
Deu x | Two
Z
Le ne z | The nose
Che z | At
Du ri z | Some rice

PLURAL OF WORDS
We don't pronounce the plural of words such as S and X :
Un chien => Des chien s | A dog => Dogs
Un téléphone => Des téléphone s | A phone => Phones
Une table => Des table s | A table => Tables
Un hibou => Des hibou x | An owl => Owls
Un gâteau => Des gâteau x | A cake => Cakes
Une cheveu => Des cheveu x | A hair => Hair

PLURAL OF VERBS
We don't pronounce the plural of verbs - ENT :
Il chante => Ils chant ent | He sings => They sing
Il mange => Ils mang ent | He eats => They eat
Elle dort => Elles dorm ent | She sleeps => They sleep

T HE LETTER H
We don't pronounce the letter H in French, at the beginning and in the
middle of the word :
Un h ibou | An owl
Un h éros | A hero
Une h aie | A hedge
Un vé h icule | A vehicle
Une tra h ison | A betrayal

THE LETTER U
We don't pronounce the letter U when preceded by Q or G :
 Une q u eue | A tail
Un q u art | A quarter
Long u e | Long (f)
Une lang u e | A tongue

THE LETTER M
We don't pronounce the letter M in these specific words:
L’auto m ne | Fall / Autumn
Conda m ner | To convict

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CONTRACTIONS
LESSON 8

Contractions or " Élisions " in French, happen when a noun, a verb or a

preposition start with a vowel or a h muet (see more about this subject at
H).
They are important to keep a good flow of pronunciation.

They happen with:

The definite articles LE and LA :

LE = L’
Le avocat => L’a vocat | The avocado / lawyer
Le arbre = > L’a rbre | The tree

LA = L’
La école = > L’é cole | The school
La orange = > L’o range | The orange

The direct object pronouns – DOP:

Je le emporte = > Je l’e mporte | I take it
Tu le assures = > Tu l’a ssures | You insure it
Il la envoie = > Il l’e nvoie | He sends it

With 2 letters words:

Ce = > Ce + est = > C’e st | This / It is
De = > De + autre = > D’a utre | Other
Je = > Je + ai = > J’a i | I have
Ne = > Il ne + aime pas = > Il n’a ime pas | He doesn’t like
Se = > Il se + arrange = > Il s’a rrange | He arranges himself

Que and variations :

Que = > Que + est => Q u’i l | That he
Jusque = > Jusque + à = > Jusq u’à | Until
Lorsque = > Lorsque + elle = > Lorsq u’e lle | When she
Puisque = > Puisque + on = > Puisq u’o n | Since we

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LINKS
LESSON 9

" Liaisons " in French happen when a word ends with a consonant (usually
silent) and is followed by a word starting with a vowel. Therefore, the
sound of the consonant is transferred to the second word.

There are 6 different sounds with liaisons : Z, T, N, V, K and R

S – X - Z + vowel make the sound Z :

Vou s a vez = > Vou z avez | You have
Troi s e nfants = > Troi z enfants | Three children
Deu x a ns = > Deu z ans | Two years
Di x o iseaux = > Di z oiseux | Two birds
Che z e lle = > Chez z elle | At hers
Che z e ux = > Chez z eux | At theirs

D – T + vowel make the sound T :

Un gran d a rbre = > Un gran t arbre | A tall tree
Un peti t i nsecte = > Un peti t insecte | A small insect
Il es t à = > Il est t à | He is at

N + vowel make the sound N :

Mo n a vis = > Mon n avis | My opinion
To n é tat = > Ton n état | Your state
So n o range = > Son n orange | His / Her orange

F + vowel make the sound V :

Neu f a ns = > Neu v ans | Nine years

Q + vowel make the sound K :

Cin q a ns = > Cin k ans | Five years

R + vowel make the sound R :

Premie r e nfant = > Premié r enfant | Firs child

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LINK OR NO LINK ?
LINKS ARE REQUIRED BETWEEN or AFTER:
Articles and nouns :
Le s a mis = > Les z amis | Friends
Numbers and nouns :
Troi s é léphants = > Troi z éléphants | Three elephants
Adjectives and nouns :
Bo n a nniversaire = > Bon n anniversaire | Happy birthday
Pronouns and pronouns :
Nou s y allons = > Nou z y allons | We are going
Pronouns and verbs :
Nou s é tions = > Nou z étions | We were

After short adverbs :

Bie n a rrivé = > Bien n arrivé | Arrived safely
Che z e ux = > Chez z eux | At theirs
Trè s a bordale = > Tré z abordable | Very affordable
Quan d e st-ce que … ?
= > Quan t est-ce que … ? | When ….?
Commen t a llez-vous ?
= > Commen t allez-vous ? | How are you?

LINKS ARE OPTIONAL BETWEEN or AFTER:

After long adverbs :
Tellemen t à voir = > Tellemen t à voir | So much to see
Between 2 verbs :
Ils son t a llés = > Ils son t allés | They went
After plural nouns :
Le s e nfant s i ront = > Les z enfants z iront | The children will go
After “est” and “sont” :
 Il es t à l’heure = > Il est t à l’heure | He is on time
Ils son t à l’heure = > Ils son t à l’heure | They are in time

LINKS ARE FORBIDDEN BETWEEN or AFTER:

Before H aspiré :
Un haricot | A bean
Before 11 :
Les onze livres | The eleven books
Before Oui :
C’est oui | It’s yes
After a name :
Douglas a … | Douglas has …
After a singular noun :
Un écran orange | An orange screen
After Et :
Et aussi | And also
After Comment :
Comment as-tu … ? | How do you …?
After Combien :
Combien as-tu ? | How much do you have?
After Toujours:
J’ai toujours eu … | I always had …
After Quand:
Quand as-tu … ? | When do you have …?
*Except for “Comment allez-vous?” and “Quand est-ce que …?”

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THE SOUND É - [e]
LESSON 10

Tongue: Bottom of the mouth

The air goes through: The mouth
Lips: Slightly stretched horizontally

There are 6 different ways to obtain the sound É

4 common ways: É – AI – ER – EZ
And 2 less common: ED – E

É
Anywhere in the word:
Une é cole | A school
Un d é | A dice
Une t é l é vision | A television
Un é cran | A screen
Une cam é ra | A camera
Un t é l é phone | A phone

At the end of the participle passé of ER verbs:

Mang é | Eaten
Cherch é | Searched
All é | Gone

AI
In specific words:
J’ ai | I have
Ai mer | To like / To love

Future forms of verbs with JE:

Je fer ai | I will do / make
Je manger ai | I will eat
Je ser ai | I will be
ER
At the end of nouns:
Un déjeun er | A breakfast
Un escali er | A staircase
Un clavi er | A keyboard
De l’aci er | Some steel
Un dang er | A danger
Un casi er | A locker

ER
Informative forms of ER verbs:
Mang er | To eat
Chant er | To sing
Regard er | To look / To watch

EZ
At the end of some words:
Ass ez | Enough
Un n ez | A nose
Ch ez | At

Present forms of verbs with VOUS:

Vous all ez | You go
Vous cherch ez | You search
Vous buv ez | You drink

ED
Un pi ed | A foot

E
E ffacer | To erase / To delete
THE WORD “ET”
Et | And

Listening 2: Focus on É
Bé – Cé – Dé – Fé – Gé – Lé – Mé – Né – Pé – Ré – Sé – Té – Vé – Xé
– Zé – Ché – Ié

Listening 3: É in words
Bé – Un bébé | A baby
Cé – Une cé dille | A cedilla
Dé – Dé cembre | December
Fé – Fé vrier | February
Gé – Chan gé | Changed
Lé – Lé ger | Light
Mé – Mé langé | Mixed
Né – Me né | Led
Pé – Une é pé e | A sword
Ré – Ré pondre | To answer
Sé – Ver sé | Poured
Té – Chan té | Sang
Vé – La vé | Washed
Xé – Ve xé | Upset
Zé – Zé ro | Zero
Ché – Ché ri | Darling
Ié – Pl ié | Folded

Listening 4: ER in words
Ber – Tom ber | To fall
Cer – Lan cer | To throw
Der – Cé der | To transfer
Fer – Sur fer | To surf
Ger – Un boulan ger | A baker
Ler – Pe ler | To peel
Mer – Ra mer | To paddle
Ner – Le dî ner | The diner
Per – Ta per | To beat
 Rer – Ga rer | To park
Ser – Pen ser | To think
Ter – Sau ter | To jump
Ver – Le ver | To get up
Xer – Ta xer | To tax
Zer – Bron zer | To tan
Cher – Cher cher | To search
Ier – Un clav ier | A keyboard

Listening 5: EZ at the end of words

Bez – Vous go bez | You swallow
Cez – Vous tra cez | You trace
Dez – Vous atten dez | You wait
Fez – Vous sur fez | You surf
Gez – Vous allon gez | You lay down
Lez – Vous al lez | You go
Mez – Vous mi mez | You mimic
Nez – Le nez | The nose
Pez – Vous pom pez | You pump
Rez – Vous ju rez | You swear
Sez – As sez | Enough
Tez – Vous no tez | You note
Vez – Vous rê vez | You dream
Xez – Vous ve xez | You upset
Zez – Vous mi sez | You bet
Chez – Chez | At
Iez – Vous ser iez | You would be

Listening 6: AI at the end of verbs conjugated in “futur simple” with

JE
J’aur ai | I will have
Je manger ai | I will eat
Je ser ai | I will be
Je laver ai | I will wash
J’écrir ai | I will write
Je ranger ai | I will tidy
Je prendr ai | I will take
J’étudier ai | I will study
Je remplir ai | I will fill up
Je dormir ai | I will sleep

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THE SOUND È - [ɛ]
LESSON 11

Tongue: Bottom of the mouth

The air goes through: The mouth
Lips: Naturally open

There are 13 different ways to obtain the sound È , some of them

including silent letters but I find it important to add them.
11 common ways: È – Ê – Ë – E – AIS – AIT – AIENT – EI – ET – AI –
ES / EST
And 2 less common: EY – ECT

È
Anywhere in the word:
Le p è re | The father
La m è re | The mother
Ch è re | Dear (f)
Une bi è re | A beer
La fi è vre | The fever
Fi è re | Proud (f)

Ê
Anywhere in the word:
Une f ê te | A party
Une t ê te | A head
Une fen ê tre | A window
Un r ê ve | A dream
Une p ê che | A peach
La for ê t | The forest

Ë
No ë l | Christmas
E
Before the last audible letter:
La m e r | The sea
Ch e r | Dear (m)
S e c | Dry
Z e n | Zen
N e t | Net
C e t | This / That

Before two consonants:

C e lle | This one
La T e rre | The Earth
Une s e lle | A saddle
Le r e ste | The rest
Un v e rbe | A verb
Une v e ste | A jacket

AIS
At the end of some words:
Fr ais | Fresh
Un Franç ais | A French man
Jam ais | Never
M ais | But
Un pal ais | A palace
Mauv ais | Bad

Imparfait form of verbs with JE and TU:

Je cherch ais | I looked for / searched
Tu all ais | You went
Tu dorm ais | You slept

Conditionnel form of verbs with JE and TU:

Je chercher ais | I would look for / search
Tu ir ais | You would go
 Tu dormir ais | You would sleep

AIT
At the end of some words:
Du l ait | Some milk
Un f ait | A fact
Un souh ait | A wish
Un extr ait | An extract
Un portr ait | A picture
Distr ait | Forgetful

Imparfait form of verbs with IL, ELLE and ON:

Il cherch ait | He looked for / searched
Elle all ait | She went
On dorm ait | We slept

Conditionnel form of verbs with IL, ELLE and ON:

Il chercher ait | He would look for / search
Elle ir ait | She would go
On achèter ait | We would buy

AIENT
Imparfait form of verbs with ILS and ELLES:
Ils ét aient | They were
Elles nage aient | They swam
Ils cuisin aient | They cooked

Conditionnel form of verbs with ILS and ELLES:

Ils ser aient | They would be
Elles nager aient | The would swim
Ils cuisiner aient | They would cook

EI
Anywhere in the word:
 Une r ei ne | A queen
La n ei ge | The snow
S ei ze | Sixteen
Une bal ei ne | A whale
B ei ge | Beige
Une v ei ne | A vein

ET
At the end of some words:
Un bracel et | A bracelet
Un alphab et | An alphabet
Un tabour et | A stool
Un livr et | A booklet
Mu et | Silent
Un lac et | A shoelace

AI
Inside the word:
La l ai ne | The wool
F ai re | To do / To make
Une fr ai se | A strawberry
Cl ai r | Clear
F ai ble | Weak
Une ch ai se | A chair

At the end of some words:

Un bal ai | A broom
Vr ai | True
Un dél ai | A deadline

ES - EST
Present form of ÊTRE with TU – IL – ELLE – ON:
Tu es | You are
Il est | He is
 Elle est | She is
On est | We are

ES
In small words such as:
D es | Some
L es | The
C es | These / Those
M es | My
T es | Your
S es | His / Her / Its
*in some areas, CES is pronounced CÉ

EY
Un pon ey | A pony

ECT
Un susp ect | A suspect
Le resp ect | The respect
Un asp ect | An aspect

Listening 7: Focus on È
Bè – Cè – Dè – Fè – Gè – Lè – Mè – Nè – Pè – Rè – Sè – Tè – Vè – Xè
– Chè – Iè

Listening 8: È in words
Il g è le | It’s freezing
Une l è vre | A lip
La m è re | The mother
Tr è s | Very
S è che | Dry (f)
Ch è re | Dear (f)
Le p è re | The father
Une bi è re | A beer
La fi è vre | The fever
Fi è re | Proud (f)
Listening 9: Ê in words
Une b ê te | A beast
Une f ê te | A party
M ê me | Even
Une fen ê tre | A window
P ê cher | To fish
Pr ê ter | To lend
Une t ê te | A head
Un r ê ve | A dream
Une p ê che | A peach
La for ê t | The forest

Listening 10: E before 2 consonants

C e lle | This one
Une d e tte | A debt
La l e cture | The reading
Une p e lle | A shovel
La T e rre | The Earth
Une s e lle | A saddle
Le r e ste | The rest
Un v e rbe | A verb
Une v e ste | A jacket

Listening 11: E before the last audible letter of the word

Av e c | With
Le g e l | The frost
La m e r | The sea
Ch e r | Dear
S e c | Dry
Z e n | Zen
N e t | Net
C e t | This / That
T e l | As

Listening 12: AIS at the end of words

Fr ais | Fresh
 M ais | But
Un pal ais | A palace
Un Angl ais | An English man
Un Franç ais | A French man
Jam ais | Never
Un rab ais | A discount
Mauv ais | Bad
Ép ais | Thick
Un harn ais | A harness

Listening 13: AIT at the end of words

Le l ait | This milk
Parf ait | Perfect
Un f ait | A fact
Un extr ait | An extract
Un souh ait | A wish
Satisf ait | Satisfied
Un portr ait | A picture
Distr ait | A withdrawal
Abstr ait | Abstract

Listening 14: EI in words

La r ei ne | The queen
La p ei ne | The sorrow
La n ei ge | The snow
Tr ei ze | Thirteen
S ei ze | Sixteen
B ei ge | Beige
Une bal ei ne | A whale
Une v ei ne | A vein
Fr ei ner | To brake
Le s ei gle | The rye

Listening 15: ET at the end of words

Un bracel et | A bracelet
Un j et | A jet
 Un secr et | A secret
Un gil et | A cardigan
Un alphab et | An alphabet
Un tabour et | A stool
Un nav et | A turnip
Un lac et | A shoelace
Un poul et | A chicken
Un obj et | An object

Listening 16: AI at the end of words

La l ai ne | The wool
Un bal ai | A broom
Le dél ai | The time limit
Vr ai | True
F ai re | To do / To make
J’ ai me | I like / I love
Une sem ai ne | A week
Une fr ai se | A strawberry
Une ai le | A wing
Une p ai re | A pair

Listening 17: AIS – AIT – AIENT at the end of verbs conjugated in

“imparfait” or “conditionnel”
Çais – Çait – Çaient – Je lan çais – Il lan çait – Ils lan çaient | Threw
Dais – Dait – Daient – Tu cé dais – Elle cé dait – Elles cé daient | Gave
in
Fais – Fait – Faient – Je sur fais – On surfeit – Ils sur faient | Surfed
Geais – Geait – Geaient – Tu man geais – Il man geait – Elles man
geaient | Ate
Lais – Lait – Laient – J’al lais – Elle al lait – Ils al laient | Went
Mais – Mait – Maient – Tu ra mais – On ra mait – Elles ra maient |
Paddled
Nais – Nait – Naient – Je me nais – Elle me nait – Ils me naient | Led
Pais – Pait – Paient – Tu râ pais – Il râ pait – Elles râ paient | Shredded
Rais – Rait – Raient – Je di rais – On di rait – Ils di raient | Would say
Sais – Sait – Saient – Tu pas sais – Il pas sait – Elles pas saient | Passed
by
Tais – Tait – Taient – Je chan tais – Elle chan tait – Ils chan taient |
Sang
Vais – Vait – Vaient – Tu a vais – On a vait – Elles a vaient | Had
Xais – Xait – Xaient – Je ve xais – Il ve xait – Ils ve xaient | Upseted
Zais – Zait – Zaient – Tu bron zais – Elle bron zait – Elles bron zaient |
Tanned
Chais – Chait – Chaient – Je cher chais – On cher chait – Ils cher
chaient | Searched
Iais – Iait – Iaient – Tu pl iais – Il pl iait – Elles pli aient | Folded

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NASAL VOWELS
Try to pronounce the sound mmmm while keeping your mouth
closed. Then try to pinch your nose – What happens? The sound
is impossible to make if you block your nose.
Now try to open your mouth and mmm again. Notice that the air
goes through your nose and your mouth.
You just made a nasal vowel!
A good example of nasal vowels are the English words
SING – SANG – SUNG - SONG

There are 2 different possibilities for nasal vowels in a word:

Before a consonant, or as the last sound of the word.
Before an oral vowel, it changes the sound completely.
We will see that on the lesson “Nasal vowels before an oral
vowel”.

ON – OM
AN – AM – EN – EM
IN – IM – AIN – AIM – EIN – YN – YM
UN – UM
IEN
OIN
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NASAL VOWEL: ON - [ɔ̃]
LESSON 12

Tongue: Bottom of the mouth

The air goes through: The mouth and the nose
Lips: Rounded

Round you mouth a little and try the mmm again, you will pronounce the
sound ON .

ON
N on | No
Une chans on | A song
Une mais on | A house
Un b on b on | A candy
Un d on | A gift
L on g | Long
Un r on d | A round
S on | His / Her / Its
M on | My
T on | Your

OM Before B or P
C om pter | To count
Un n om | A name
Un z om bie | A zombie
Un tr om bone | A trombone
Un p om pier | A firefighter
Une t om be | A grave
Un n om bre | A number

Listening 18: Focus on ON

Bon – Con – Don – Fon – Gon – Jon – Lon – Mon – Non – Pon – Ron
– Son – Ton – Von – Zon
Listening 19: ON in words
Bon – Bon dé | Crowded
Con – Con quérir | To conquer
Don – Un don | A gift
Fon – Fon der | To found
Gon -– Une gon dole | A gondola
Jon – Une jon quille | A daffodil
Lon – Lon gue | Long (f)
Mon – Mon ter | To go up
Non – Un ca non | A cannon
Pon – Un pon t | A bridge
Ron – Un bibe ron | A baby bottle
Son – Son ger | To think
Ton – Un tonton | An uncle
Von – Nous bra von s | We brave
Zon – Nous bron zon s | We tan

Listening 20: OM in words

C om pter | To count
R om pre | To break up
Un c om pagnon | A companion
Un p om pier | A firefighter
T om ber | To fall
Un z om bie | A zombie
S om bre | Dark
Une b om be | A bomb
Les c om bles | The attic
L om baire | Lumbar
Un n om | A name
Un tr om bone | A trombone

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NASAL VOWEL: AN - [ɑ̃]
LESSON 13

Tongue: Bottom of the mouth

The air goes through: The mouth and the nose
Lips: Between rounded and naturally open

The sound AN has 4 different spellings: AN – AM and EN – EM

Place your lips like you are about to pronounce the letter A and make a
nasal sound.

AN
Le s an g | The blood
T an t | So much
Ch an ger | To change
Un an | A year
Un éléph an t | An elephant
Un an ge | An angel
Une an cre | An anchor
Une ch an son | A song
Mam an | Mom
Un b an c | A bench

AM Before B or P
Un ch am p | A field
Un ch am pignon | A mushroom
Un j am bon | A ham
Un t am bour | A drum
Une am bulance | An ambulance
Une am poule | A lightbulb
Une j am be | A leg
Un t am pon | A tampon
Une r am pe | A ramp
Un b am bou | A bamboo
EN
L en t | Slow
Les en fants | The children
Le v en tre | The stomach
V en dredi | Friday
Une d en t | A tooth
Le v en t | The wind
En tourer | To circle
Une en veloppe | An envelope
Le c en tre | The center
Cont en t | Happy

EM Before B or P
Le t em ps | The weather
La t em pérature | The temperature
R em plir | To fill up
Nov em bre | November
Déc em bre | December
Em brasser | To kiss
Une t em pête | A storm
S em bler | To seem
Le print em ps | Spring
Ens em ble | Together

AON pronounced AN (Irregular)

Une f aon | A fawn
Un t aon | A horsefly
Un p aon | A peacock

Listening 21: Focus on AN

Ban – Can – Dan – Fan – Gan – Jan – Lan –Man – Pan – Ran – San –
Tan – Van – Chan

Listening 22: AN in words

Ban – La b an c | The bench
 Can – La c an tine | The cantina
Dan – D an s | In
Fan – Un f an tôme | A ghost
Gan – Un g an t | A glove
Jan – J an vier | January
Lan – Un gl an d | An acorn
Man – M an quer | To miss
Pan – Un p an talon | A pants
Ran – Une r an çon | A ransom
San – Le s an g | The blood
Tan – T an t | So much
Van – V an ter | To brag
Chan – Ch an ger | To change

Listening 23: AM in words

Un b am bou | A bamboo
C am per | To camp
Une j am be | A leg
Un p am plemousse | A grapefruit
R am per | To crawl
Un v am pire | A vampire
Un ch am pignon | A mushroom
Un ch am p | A field
Un j am bon | A ham
Une am bulance | An ambulance
Un t am pon | A tampon
Une r am pe | A ramp
Un ch am pion | A champion
Une l am pe | A lamp

Listening 24: EN in words

C en t | Hundred
Une d en t | A tooth
Des g en s | Some people
L en t | Slow
M en tir | To lie
 P en dant | During
Pr en dre | To take
S en tir | To smell / To feel
T en ter | To try
Le v en t | The wind

Listening 25: EM in words

Déc em bre | December
Nov em bre | November
R em plir | To fill up
Le t em ps | The weather
Em boîter | To slot
Em buer | To fog up
Un em bout | A nozzle
Em pirer | To worsen
Em parer | To grab
Em bêter | To annoy

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NASAL VOWEL: IN - [ɛ̃]
LESSON 14

Tongue: Bottom of the mouth

The air goes through: The mouth and the nose
Lips: Slightly stretched horizontally

The sound IN has 7 different spellings: IN – IM – AIN – EIN – AIM – YN

– YM.
Stretch your mouth horizontally like you are about to make the sound I and
add the nasal sound.

IN
Le jard in | The yard
Le s in ge | The monkey
Le lap in | The rabbit
Le pouss in | The chick
La f in | The end
Af in | Therefore
Un chem in | A path
C in q | Five
Un cous in | A cousin
Un c in tre | A hanger

IM Before B or P
S im ple | Simple
Im possible | Impossible
Le t im bre | The stamp
Gr im per | To climb
Une im passe | An impasse
Im poser | To impose
Un im pact | An impact
Un im posteur | An impostor
Un l im be | A limb
Un im pôt | A tax
AIN
Un p ain | A bread
Une m ain | A hand
Dem ain | Tomorrow
Un b ain | A bath
Vil ain | Ugly
Urb ain | Urban
Un hum ain | A human
Un gr ain | A grain
Un cop ain | A friend
Un tr ain | A train

EIN
Une p ein ture | A painting
Un fr ein | A brake
Une c ein ture | A belt
Un s ein | A breast
Un r ein | A kidney
Ét ein dre | To turn off
P ein dre | To paint
Une t ein ture | A dye
Att ein dre | To reach
Pl ein | Full

AIM
La f aim | The hunger
Un d aim | A deer
Un ess aim | A swarm

YN
Un l yn x | A lynx
Un lar yn x | A larynx
YM
Le th ym | The thyme
S ym pa | Nice
Le t ym pan | The eardrum
Un s ym bole | A symbol

EN (IRREGULAR
Un exam en | An exam

Listening 26: Focus on IN

Bin – Cin – Din – Fin – Gin – Jin – Lin – Min – Pin – Rin – Sin – Tin
– Vin – Chin

Listening 27: IN in words

Le jard in | The yard
La f in | The end
Le lap in | The rabbit
Un br in | A strand
Le s in ge | The monkey
Un in stant | An instant
Un pouss in | A chick
Un couss in | A cushion
Un bass in | A basin
Un c in tre | A hanger

Listening 28: IM in words

Gr im per | To climb
S im ple | Simple
Un t im bre | A stamp
Im possible | Impossible
Du den im | Denim
Im pur | Impure
Im pair | Odd
Im payé | Unpaid
Im poli | Rude
Un im pact | An impact
Listening 29: AIN in words
Un b ain | A bath
Dem ain | Tomorrow
Un p ain | A bread loaf
Un s ain t | A saint
V ain | Vain
Une m ain | A hand
Un n ain | A dwarf
Un g ain | A gain
Un dr ain | A drain
Ain si | Thus

Listening 30: EIN in words

Une c ein ture | A belt
Pl ein | Full
Une p ein ture | A painting
Un s ein | A breast
Un fr ein | A brake
Le t ein t | The complexion
Une t ein ture | A dye
Un r ein | A kidney
Ét ein dre | To turn off

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NASAL VOWEL: UN - [œ̃]
LESSON 15

Tongue: Bottom of the mouth

The air goes through: The mouth and the nose
Lips: Between rounded and naturally open

UN is pronounced the same way as IN – IM – AIN – EIN – AIM – YN –

YM in Northern France and Belgium, including Paris.
The pronunciation as [œ̃ ] is lower than the sound IN. It’s a mix between E
and IN .

UN
Chac un | Each
Br un | Brown
Un | A
L un di | Monday
Empr un ter | To borrow
Auc un | None
La j un gle | The jungle
Comm un | Common

UM
H um ble | Humble
Le parf um | The perfume

Listening 31: UN in words

Chac un | Each
Br un | Brown
Un | A
L un di | Monday
Empr un ter | To borrow
Auc un | None
La j un gle | The jungle
Comm un | Common
Listening 32: UM in words
H um ble | Humble
Le parf um | The perfume

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LESSON 16

Tongue: The bottom / The middle of the tongue touches the palate
The air goes through: The mouth and the nose
Lips: Slightly stretched horizontally

We could think that IEN would be pronounced I followed by the sound EN

but it’s pronounced slightly differently.
The pronunciation is as followed: I – IN = [jɛ̃]

IEN
Un b ien | A property
Un music ien | A musician
Un ch ien | A dog
M ien | Mine
T ien | Yours
R ien | Nothing
Un gard ien | A guardian
Un coméd ien | A comedian
Un l ien | A link
B ien tôt | Soon

Listening 33: Focus on IEN

Bien – Cien – Dien – Lien – Mien – Sien – Tien – Vien – Chien

Listening 34: IEN in words

Bien – Un b ien | A property
Cien – Un music ien | A musician
Dien – Un gard ien | A guardian
Lien – Un l ien | A link
Mien – M ien | Mine
Sien – Sien | His / Hers
Tien – Tien | Yours
Vien – V ien s | Come
Chien – Un ch ien | A dog

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OIN - [wɛ̃]
LESSON 17

Tongue: Bottom of the mouth

The air goes through: The mouth and the nose
Lips: From rounded to slightly stretched horizontally

The equivalent of: W – IN = [wɛ̃]

OIN
M oin s | Less
Un s oin | A care
L oin | Far
Rej oin dre | To join
Un j oin t | A joint
Un c oin | A corner
Une p oin te | A tip
Du f oin | Some hay
Un shamp oin g | A shampoo
Un bes oin | A need

Listening 35: OIN in words

M oin s | Less
Un s oin | A care
L oin | Far
Rej oin dre | To join
Un j oin t | A joint
Un c oin | A corner
Une p oin te | A tip
Du f oin | Some hay
Un shamp oin g | A shampoo
Un bes oin | A need

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VOWEL AFTER A NASAL
VOWEL
LESSON 18

When a nasal vowel is followed by an oral vowel, you have to pronounce

every letter of it. For example:

UN and UM
Le parf um - Parfumer | The perfume - To perfume
Un - Une | A (m) - A (f)
Br un - Brune | Brown (m) - Brown (f)
Chac un - Chacune | Each (m) - Each (f)

IN, EIN and AIN

Un jard in - Jardiner | A garden - To garden
F in - Fine | Thin (m) - Thin (f)
Un fr ein - Freiner | A brake - To brake
Cert ain - Certaine | Certain (m) - Certain (f)

DOUBLE N
B on - Bonne | Good (m) - Good (f)
Un d on - Donner | A gift - To give
M ien - Mienne | Mine (m) - Mine (f)
T ien - Tienne | Yours (m) - Yours (f)
S ien - Sienne | His / Hers (m) - His / Hers (f)
Un ch ien - Une chienne | A dog (m) - A dog (f)

DOUBLE M
Un n om - Nommer | A name - To name

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VOWELS AND VOWEL SOUNDS
A
E
EU - ŒU
I-Y
OPEN O – CLOSE O | O – Ô – EAU – AU
OI
U – OU
UI
IL – ILLE
AIL – AILLE
EIL – EILLE – AYE
OUILLE
ŒIL – EUIL – EUILLE – UEIL
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A - [a ] - [ɑ]
LESSON 19

Tongue: Bottom of the mouth

The air goes through: The mouth
Lips: Naturally open

A _ _ _ _ A - [a]
Un a chat | A purchase
A voir | To have
A ller | To go

_ _ a _ _ A - [a]
P a r | By
Une m a rre | A pond
Une t a sse | A cup

_ _ _ _ a A - [a]
S a | His / Her / Its
Fer a | Will do
Ir a | Will go

À A - [a]
L à | There
Voil à | Here
Déj à | Already

 A - [ɑ]
Une t â che | A task
Un l â che | A coward
Avoir h â te | Can’t wait

Listening 36: Focus on A

Ba – Ca – Da – Fa – Ga – La – Ma – Na – Pa – Ra – Sa – Ta – Va – Za
– Cha
Listening 37: A in words
Ba – Une ba tte | A bat
Ca – Une ca ve | A cave
Da – Une da te | A date
Fa – Fa de | Bland
Ga – Un gâ teau | A cake
La – Une la tte | A ruler
Ma – Une ma man | A mother
Na – Une na tte | A braid
Pa – Un papa | A dad
Ra – Ra ter | To fail
Sa – Un sa pin | A fir tree
Ta – Une ta rte | A pie
Va – Va rier | To vary
Za – Un lé za rd | A lizard
Cha – Cha cun | Each

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E - [ə]
LESSON 20

Tongue: Bottom of the mouth

The air goes through: The mouth
Lips: Rounded

_ _ e _ _ E - [ə]
Une c e rise | A cherry
Un ch e val | A horse
Un m e lon | A cantaloupe

_ e E - [ə]
Je|I
D e | Of / For / By
L e | The
2 letters words

_ _ e E - [ə]
Qu e | That
3 letters words

__e__ /
Un bib e ron | A baby bottle
Une boulang e rie | A bakery
All e magne | Germany

____e /
Une semain e | A week
Une chemis e | A shirt
Un livr e | A book

_ ai _ _ _ E - [ə]
Je f ai sais | I did
Nous f ai sions | We did
Ils f ai saient | They did
_ e _ _ _ A - [a]
Une f e mme | A woman
Évid e mment | Obviously
Prud e mment | Carefully
*See more examples for E = A and AI = E on “Unusual pronunciation”

Listening 38: Focus on E

Be – Ce – De – Fe – Ge – Je – Le – Me – Ne – Pe – Re – Se – Te – Ve –
Ze – Che

Listening 39: E in words

Be – Une be lette | A weasel
Ce – Une ce rise | A cherry
De – De | Of / For / By
Fe – Une fe nêtre | A window
Ge – Un ge nou | A knee
Je – Un je ton | A token
Le – Un pamp le mousse | A grapefruit
Me – Un me lon | A cantaloupe
Ne – Ne | (part of negation)
Pe – Pe tit | Small
Re – Re faire | To do again
Se – Se ra | Will be
Te – Un dé te nu | An inmate
Ve – Ve nir | To come
Ze – Ra se ra | Will shave
Che – Un che val | A horse

Listening 40: Mute E in words

Un bib e ron | A baby bottle
Une boulang e rie | A bakery
All e magne | Germany
Rapid e ment | Quickly
Lent e ment | Slowly
Un rang e ment | A storage
Un brac e let | A bracelet
Un pass e port | A passport
Une env e loppe | An envelope
Une prom e nade | A walk
Nous nag e ons | We swim

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EU - ŒU - [ø ] - [œ]
LESSON 21

Tongue: Bottom of the mouth

The air goes through: The mouth
Lips: Rounded

The letters combination EU / ŒU can have two different pronunciations,

depending where it's placed in the word. We called the different sounds
"open sound" and "close sound". "Open sound" when it's the last
sound of the word, and "close sound" when a consonant follows and
simply closes the sound.

P eu x vs P eu r | Can vs Fear
Eu x vs H eu re | Them vs Hour
N œu d vs N eu f | Knot vs Nine

Listening 41: Open EU – ŒU [ø]

Je p eu x | I can
Eu x | Them
Un n œu d | A knot
D eu x | Two
Un v œu | A wish
P eu | Little
Des chev eu x | Hair
Le mili eu | The middle
Un adi eu | A farewell
Bl eu | Blue
Un j eu | A game
Le f eu | The fire

Listening 42: Close EU – ŒU [œ]

La p eu r | The fear
Une h eu re | An hour
N eu f | Nine
Un œu f | An egg
S eu l | Alone
Un c œu r | A heart
Un tract eu r | A tractor
Une fl eu r | A flower
Un doct eu r | A doctor
Un ordinat eu r | A computer
Une s œu r | A sister
Un m eu ble | A piece of furniture
*See how the different pronunciations impact irregular plurals on “Unusual pronunciation”

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I - Y - [i ] - [j]
LESSON 22

Tongue: Middle of the tongue touches the palate

The air goes through: The mouth
Lips: Slightly stretched horizontally

I _ _ _ _ I - [i]
Une i dée | An idea
I vre | Drunk
I ci | Here

_ _ i _ _ I - [i]
Un l i vre | A book
Un l i t | A bed
Un k i wi | A kiwi

_ _ _ _ i I - [i]
Un i | Unified
Un pl i | A fold
Un tax i | A taxi
3 letters words

î I - [i]
Une î le | An island
Un g î te | A lodge

Ï I - [i]
Ana ï s | (First name)
Du ma ï s | Some corn

y I - [i]
Un c y cle | A cycle
Un h y mne | An anthem

I Y - [j]
 D i eu | God
B i en | Good
S i en | His / Hers / Its
Before a vowel

Y _ _ _ _ Y - [j]
Les y eux | The eyes
Un y acht | A yacht

Y Y - [j]
Ro y al | Royal
Jo y eux | Happy
Between 2 vowels

Listening 43: Focus on I

Bi – Ci – Di – Fi – Gi – Hi – Li – Mi – Ni – Pi – Ri – Si – Ti – Vi – Chi

Listening 44: I in words

Bi – Une bi beron | A baby bottle
Ci – Une ci tation | A quote
Di – Di re | To say / To tell
Fi – Un fi ls | A son
Gi – Un gî te | A lodge
Hi – Un hi bou | An owl
Li – Un li t | A bed
Mi – Un mi rage | A mirage
Ni – Ni | Neither
Pi – La pi tié | The pity
Ri – La ri vière | The river
Si – Une sir ène | A siren
Ti – Ti rer | To pull
Vi – Vi rer | To fire
Chi – Chi caner | To make a fuss

Listening 45: I [j] in words

Dix i ème | Tenth
Un music i en | A musician
F i er | Proud
H i er | Yesterday
N i er | To deny
Ro y al | Royal
Jo y eux | Happy
M i en | Mine
T i en | Yours
Un l i en | A link
Un ch i en | A dog

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O - [ɔ]
O - Ô - EAU - AU - [o ]
LESSON 23

Tongue: Bottom of the mouth

The air goes through: The mouth
Lips: Rounded

Depending where the letter O , or the letters combination EAU - AU , are

situated, the sound will be an "open O" or a "close O".
O before a consonant is pronounced as a short O , which is the "close O".
When O is the last sound of the word (or before the sound z), the sound
will be longer, called "open O".

_ _ o _ _ O - [ɔ]
D o ter | To provide
R o ter | To burp
Fr o tter | To rube

O O - [o]
Un m o t | A word
Un l o t | A lot
Le d o s | The back
as the last sound

O s _ O - [o]
R o se | Pink
Une p o se | A pose

Ô O - [o]
Un fant ô me | A ghost
Ô ter | To remove
T ô t | Early

AU O - [o]
 Une p au se | A break
La s au ce | The sauce
Au cun | None

EAU O - [o]
Un gât eau | A cake
Un chât eau | A castle
B eau | Beautiful

Listening 46: Close [ ɔ ] in words

F o rt | Strong
D o nner | To give
La m o de | The fashion
Le s o l | The floor
Un din o saure | A dinosaur
Un acc o rd | An agreement
Al o rs | Then
Le fr o mage | The cheese
Le s o leil | The sun

Listening 47: open [o] in words

Ch au d | Hot
Un ois eau | A bird
Un mant eau | A coat
Au tre | Other
Une c ô te | A rib
Un m o t | A word
Un jum eau | A twin
F au x | False
Un rés eau | A network

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OI - [wa]
LESSON 24

Tongue: Bottom of the mouth

The air goes through: The mouth
Lips: From rounded to slightly stretched horizontally

OI wa - [wa]
Le s oi r | The evening
Un ch oi e | A choice
Une oi e | A goose

Listening 48: Focus on OI

Boi – Doi – Foi – Joi – Loi – Moi – Noi – Poi – Roi – Soi – Toi – Voi –
Za – Choi

Listening 49: OI in words

Boi – Boi re | To drink
Doi – Un doi gt | A finger
Foi – Une foi s | Once
Joi – La joi e | The joy
Loi – La loi | The low
Moi – Moi | Me
Noi – Noi r | Black
Poi – Le poi ds | The weight
Roi – Le roi | The king
Soi – Soi | Self
Toi – Toi | You
Voi – Voi r | To see
Choi – Choi sir | To choose

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U - [y]
OU - [u ] - [w ]
LESSON 25

Tongue: Bottom of the mouth

The air goes through: The mouth
Lips: Rounded

U u - [y]
Une ch u te | A fall
La l u tte | The fight
Un m u rm u re | A whisper

Û u - [y]
Une fl û te | A flute
Une b û che | A log
Un b û cheron | A

U after G /
La lang u e | The tongue
Long u e | Long (f)
Une g u itare | A guitar

U after Q /
Une q u eue | A tail
Un q u art | A quarter
Q u e | That

OU – OÙ ou - [u]
V ou s | You
La s ou pe | The soup
Où | Where

OU w - [w]
Ou i | Yes
 Un j ou et | A toy
L’ ou est | The west
Before a vowel

Listening 50: Focus on U

Bu – Du – Fu – Ju – Lu – Mu– Nu – Pu – Ru – Su – Tu – Vu – Chu

Listening 51: Focus on OU

Bou – Dou – Fou – Jou – Lou – Mou– Nou – Pou – Rou – Sou – Tou –
Vu – Chou

Listening 52: U and OU in words

Drank | B u – La b ou e | The mud
A bottom | Un c u l – Le c ou | The neck
Some | D u – D ou x | Sweet
I swear | Je j u re – Le j ou r | The day
Some juice | Du j u s – La j ou e | The cheek
Read | L u – Le l ou p | The wolf
The sweater | Le p u ll – Une p ou le | A chicken
Pure | P u r – P ou r | For
The street | La r u e – La r ou e | The wheel
On top | Dess u s – Dess ou s | Under
You | T u – T ou t | All
Seen | V u – V ou s | You

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UI - [ɥ]
LESSON 26

Tongue: Middle of the tongue touches the palate

The air goes through: The mouth
Lips: From rounded to slightly stretched horizontally

UI wi - [ɥ]
Une n ui t | A night
F ui r | To flee
L ui | Him

Listening 53: Focus on UI

Bui – Cui – Dui – Fui – Jui – Lui – Nui – Pui – Rui – Sui – Tui

Listening 54: UI in words

Bui – Un b ui sson | A bush
Cui – La c ui sson | The cooking
Dui – End ui te | Coated (f)
Fui – F ui r | To flee
Jui – J ui llet | July
Lui – L ui re | To glow
Nui – La n ui t | The night
Pui – P ui s | Then
Rui – Le r ui sseau | The stream
Sui – Je s ui s | I am
Tui – La t ui le | The tile

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IL - ILLE - [ij ] - [il]
LESSON 27

Tongue: Middle of the tongue touches the palate

The air goes through: The mouth
Lips: Slightly stretched horizontally

This sound is divided in 2 different sounds, the sound [i ] followed by the

sound [j] .

IL - ILLE I-Y - [ij]

La fam ille | The family
La van ille | The vanilla
Une chen ille | A caterpillar

ILLE IL - [il]
M ille | Thousand
La v ille | The city
Tranqu ille | Quiet

Listening 54: UI in words

La fam ille | The family
La van ille | The vanilla
Une chen ille | A caterpillar
Gent il | Kind (m)
Gent ille | Kind (f)
Une f ille | A girl
Une qu ille | A bowling pin
Une gr ille | A grid
Les pap ille s | The tastebuds
Un gor ille | A gorilla

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AIL - AILLE - [aj]
LESSON 28

Tongue: Middle of the tongue touches the palate

The air goes through: The mouth
Lips: From naturally open to slightly stretched horizontally

This sound is divided in 2 different sounds, the sound [a] followed by the
sound [j ] .

AIL A-Y - [aj]

Un évent ail | A fan
Le trav ail | The work
De l' ail | Some garlic

AILLE A-Y - [aj]

Une bat aille | A battle
Trav aille r | To work
Une p aille | A straw

Listening 56: AIL / AILLE in words

Un évent ail | A fan
Trav aille r | To work
Une p aille | A straw
Une m aille | A mesh
De la vol aille | Some chicken
Une bat aille | A battle
Un épouvant ail | A scarecrow
Une ent aille | A cut
De l' ail | Some garlic
Un dét ail | A detail

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EIL - EILLE - AY - [ɛj]
LESSON 29

Tongue: Middle of the tongue touches the palate

The air goes through: The mouth
Lips: From naturally open to slightly stretched horizontally

This sound is divided in 2 different sounds, the sound [ɛ] followed by the
sound [j ] .

EIL È-Y - [ɛj]

L'év eil | The awaking
Le sol eil | The sun
Par eil | Same

EILLE È-Y - [ɛj]

Une gros eille | A redcurrant
Une bout eille | A bottle
Une merv eille | A wonder

AY È-Y - [ɛj]
Ess ay er | To try
P ay er | To pay
R ay er | To scratch
Exception for the word "PAYS" - See "unusual pronunciation"

Listening 57: EIL / EILLE in words

L'év eil | The awakening
Le sol eil | The sun
Par eil | Same
Une gros eille | A redcurrant
Une bout eille | A bottle
Une merv eille | A wonder
Le somm eil | The sleep
Le rév eil | The alarm clock
 Un cons eil | An advice
Une or eille | An ear

Listening 58: AY in words

Ess ay er | To try
P ay er | To pay
R ay er | To scratch
Ég ay er | To brighten
Bal ay er | To broom
Effr ay er | To scare

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OUILLE - [uj]
LESSON 30

Tongue: Middle of the tongue touches the palate

The air goes through: The mouth
Lips: From naturally open to slightly stretched horizontally

This sound is divided in 2 different sounds, the sound [u ] followed by the

soun d [j ] .

OUILLE OU-Y - [uj]

Une gren ouille | A frog
Les n ouille s | The noodles
La f ouille | The search

Listening 59: OUILLE in words

Une grenouille | A frog
Les n ouille s | The noodles
La f ouille | The search
Une ratat ouille | A ratatouille
Une garg ouille | A gargoyle
D ouille t | Cozy
Verr ouille r | To lock
La r ouille | The rust
M ouille r | To wet
Une dép ouille | The remains

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ŒIL - EUIL - EUILLE - UEIL -
[œj]
LESSON 31

Tongue: Middle of the tongue touches the palate

The air goes through: The mouth
Lips: From naturally open to slightly stretched horizontally

This sound is divided in 2 different sounds, the sound [œ ] followed by the

sound [j] .

After "C" and "G" , it's spelled UEIL - UEILLE .

ŒIL E-Y - [œj]

Un œil | An eye

EUIL E-Y - [œj]

Le s euil | The doorstep
Le faut euil | The armchair
Une écur euil | A squirrel

EUILLE E-Y - [œj]

Une f euille | A sheet
Un portef euille | A wallet

UEIL E-Y - [œj]

L'acc ueil | The reception
Un cerc ueil | A coffin
L'org ueil | The pride

Listening 60: EUIL / EUILLE / UEIL / UEILL in words

Le s euil | The doorstep
Le faut euil | The armchair
Une f euille | A sheet
Un portef euille | A wallet
L'acc ueil | The reception
Acc ueill ir | To welcome
Un cerc ueil | A coffin
L'org ueil | The pride
C ueill ir | To pick

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CONSONANTS
B
HARD C - SOFT C
CH
D
F - PH
HARD G - SOFT G
J
H
K - QU
L
M
N - GN
P
R
S-Z
T
V
W
X
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B - [b ]
LESSON 32

Tongue: Bottom of the mouth

The air goes through: The mouth
Lips: Close to open – From inside to outside

B _ _ _ _ B - [b]
B eau | Beautiful
B run | Brown
B oire | To drink

_ _ b _ _ B - [b]
Un ha b it | A piece of clothe
Un a b us | A abuse
Un ar b re | A tree

_ _ _ _ b B - [b]
Le clu b | The club
Le toubi b | The doctor
Sno b | Snob

____b /
Du plom b | Some lead

_ _ bs _ _ PS - [ps]
A bs olument | Absolutely
A bs ent | Absent

Listening 61: Focus on B

Ba – Bé – Bê – Bi – Bo – Bu – Br – Ban – Bon – Bien – Boi – Bou –
Beau – Bille – Beille – Bouill

Listening 62: B in words

Ba – Ba ttre | To beat
Bé – Un bébé | A baby
Bê – Une bê te | A beast
Bi – Un bi beron | A baby bottle
Bo – Une bo tte | A boot
Bu – Un a bu s | An abuse
Br – Br un | Brown
Ban – Un a ban don | An abandonment
Bon – La bon té | The goodness
Bien – Un bien | A property
Boi – Boi re | To drink
Bou – Une bou teille | A bottle
Beau – La beau té | The beauty
Bille – Ha biller | To dress up
Beille – Une a beille | A bee
Bouill – Bouill ir | To boil

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HARD C - [k]
SOFT C - [s ]
LESSON 33

HARD C:
Tongue: Middle of the tongue touches the palate
The air goes through: The mouth
Lips: Slightly rounded

SOFT C:
Tongue: Tip touches the palate, not the teeth
The air goes through: The mouth
Lips: Slightly stretched horizontally

C + a.o.u K - [k]
C ontre | Against
C arré | Square
La c ulture | The culture

_ cc _ _ K - [k]
O cc uper | To occupy
A cc user | To accuse
Un a cc ord | An agreement

_ _ _ _ c K - [k]
Un par c | A park
Un ar c | A bow
Se c | Dry

_ cqu K - [b]
A cqu érir | To acquire
Gre cqu e | Greek
A cqu itter | To acquit
_ _ _ ct KT - [kt]
Dire ct | Direct
Le ta ct | The tact
Exa ct | Exact

cc + e.i KS - [ks]
Un a cc ent | An accent
A cc élérer | To accelerate
Le su cc ès | The success

C + e.i S - [s]
Le c iel | The sky
Un c itron | A lemon
C elle | This

Ç + a.o.u S - [s]
Un gar ç on | A boy
Ç a | That
Fran ç ois | (First name)

_ _ _ nc /
Blan c | White
Un ban c | A bench
Un tron c | A trunk

_ _ _ ct /
Le suspe ct | The suspect
Un aspe ct | An aspect
Le respe ct | The respect

_ _ c _ _ G - [g]
Une se c onde | A second
Le se c ond | The second

Listening 63: Focus on C

Ca – Ce – Cé – Cè – Ci – Co – Cu – Cr – Cen – Cun – Con – Cou –
Caill – Cueil
Listening 64: C in words
Ca – Ca rrément | Outright
Ce – Ce ci | This
Cé – La cé ramique | The ceramic
Cè – Un ac cè s | An access
Ci – Un ci tron | A lemon
Co – La noix de coco | The coconut
Cu – Du cu rry | Some curry
Cr – Cr ier | To scream
Cen – Cen trer | To center
Cun – Cha cun | Each
Con – Con tre | Against
Cou – Cou rir | To run
Caill – Un caill ou | A rock
Cueil – Un cer cueil | A coffin

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CH - [ʃ ]
LESSON 34

Tongue: Middle of the tongue touches the palate

The air goes through: The mouth
Lips: Depends on the next sound

Ch _ _ _ CH - [ʃ]
Ch anter | To sing
Ch anger | To change
Une ch ambre | A room

_ _ ch _ CH - [ʃ]
Sè ch e | Dry (f)
Blan ch e | White (f)
Une ta ch e | A stain

Sch _ _ CH - [ʃ]
Un sch éma | A diagram

Ch _ _ _ K - [k]
Ch ris | (First name)
Ch ristian | (First name)
Ch rétien | Christian

Listening 65: Focus on CH

Cha – Ché – Chè – Chi – Chu – Chr – Chan – Chin – Chien – Chou –
Choi – Chau

Listening 66: CH in words

Cha – Cha cun | Each
Ché – Ché rir | To cherish
Chè – Che rcher | To search
Chi – Chi poter | To finger
Chu – Chu choter | To whisper
Chr – Chr étien | Christian
Chan – Chan ter | To sing
Chin – Un chin chilla | A chinchilla
Chien – Un chien | A dog
Chou – Une chou croute | A sauerkraut
Choi – Choi sir | To choose
Chau – Chau de | Hot (f)

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D - [d]
LESSON 35

Tongue: Tip of the tongue touches the upper front teeth

The air goes through: The mouth
Lips: Slightly stretched horizontally

D _ _ _ _ D - [d]
D oux | Sweet
D onner | To give
Une d ent | A tooth

_ _ d _ _ D - [d]
Par d on | Pardon
A d orer | To adore
Un ra d ar | A radar

_ _ dd _ _ D - [d]
Une a dd ition | A bill
Du che dd ar | Some cheddar

____d /
Le pie d | The foot
Gran d | Tall
Sour d | Deaf

_ _ _ _ d T - [t]
Un gran d a rbre = Un gran t arbre | A tall tree

Listening 67: Focus on D

Da – De – Dé – Dè – Di – Do – Du – Den – Daim – Don – Dou – Doi –
Dille – Dail – Deuil - Douille

Listening 68: D in words

Da – Un ra da r | A radar
De – De dans | Inside
Dé – Dé faire | To undo
Dè – De rrière | Behind
Di – Une ad di tion | A bill
Do – Un do mino | A domino
Du – Du r | Hard
Den – Une den t | A tooth
Daim – Un daim | A deer
Don – Un don jon | A dungeon
Dou – La dou ceur | The sweetness
Doi – Le doi gt | The finger
Dille – Une cé dille | A cedilla
Dail – Un chan dail | A cardigan
Deuil – Le deuil | The grief
Douille – Une douille | A socket

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F - PH - [f]
LESSON 36

Tongue: Bottom of the mouth

The air goes through: The mouth
Lips: Almost closed

F _ _ _ _ F - [f]
F aire | To do / To make
Une f lûte | A flute
F uir | To flee

_ _ f _ _ F - [f]
Un en f ant | A child
Ra f ler | To raid
Un re f us | A refusal

_ _ ff _ _ F - [f]
Une e ff et | An effect
Un chi ff on | A rag
E ff acer | To erase

Vowel + f F - [f]
Neu f | New
Veu f | Widow
Pensi f | Thoughtful

Ph _ _ _ F - [f]
Un ph are | A lighthouse
Un ph oque | A seal
Un ph araon | A pharaoh

_ _ ph _ _ F - [f]
Un triom ph e | A triumph
Un télé ph one | A phone
Le gra ph isme | The graphism
r+f /
Un cer f | A deer
Un ner f | A nerve

_ _ _ _ f V - [v]
Neu f a ns = Neu v ans | Nine years

Listening 69: Focus on F

Fa – Fe – Fé – Fè – Fi – Fo – Fu – Fr – Fl – Fan – Faim – Fon – Fou –
Foi – Fau – Fille – Faill – Feuil – Fouill

Listening 70: F in words

Fa – La fa mille | The family
Fe – La fe nêtre | The window
Fé – Une fé e | A fairy
Fè – Fai re | To do / To make
Fi – Fi er | Proud
Fo – Une fo rêt | A forest
Fu – La fu reur | The fury
Fr – Le fr ein | The brake
Fl – Une fl ûte | A flute
Fan – Un en fan t | A child
Faim – La faim | The hunger
Fon – Fon der | To found
Fou – Fou rrer | To stuff
Foi – La foi e | The liver
Fau – Fau x | False
Fille – Une fille | A girl
Faill – Faill ir | To fail
Feuil – Du cer feuil | Some chervil
Fouill – Fouill er | To search for

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HARD G - [g]
SOFT G - [ʒ]
LESSON 37

HARD G:
Tongue: Middle of the tongue touches the palate
The air goes through: The mouth
Lips: Almost closed

SOFT G:
Tongue: Tip touches the palate, not the teeth
The air goes through: The mouth
Lips: Depends on the next sound

G + r.l G - [g]
Gr ave | Serious
Gr and | Tall
Un gl and | An acorn

G + a.o.u G - [g]
Un gâ teau | A cake
Un go rille | A gorilla
Une ba gu e | A ring

_ _ gg _ _ G - [g]
Un le gg ing | A legging
Le jo gg ing | The sweatpants
Un tobo gg an | A toboggan

_ _ _ ing G - [g]
Un legg ing | A legging
Le jogg ing | The sweatpants
Un camp ing | A campsite
_ _ gg _ _ GJ - [gʒ]
Su gg érer | To suggest
Une su gg estion | A suggestion
Su gg estif | Suggestive

_ _ gt _ _ T - [t]
Lon gt emps | Longtime
Vin gt ième | Twentieth
Une vin gt aine | Twenty

____g /
Le san g | The blood
Le ran g | The rank
Lon g | Long

_ _ _ gt /
Un doi gt | A finger

G + e.i J - [ʒ]
Un nua ge | A cloud
Le gî te | The lodge
Chan ge r | To change

Listening 71: Focus on G

Ga – Ge – Gé – Gè – Gi – Go – Gr – Gl – Gen – Gon – Gou – Gueil –
Gouill

Listening 72: G in words

Ga – Ga rer | To park
Ge – Un ge nou | A knee
Gé – Gé rer | To manage
Gè – Il gè le | It’s freezing
Gi – Un gî te | A lodge
Go – Un go rille | A gorilla
Gr – Un gr ain | A grain
Gl – Gl uant | Slimy
Gen – Le gen re | The gender
Gon – Une gon dole | A gondola
Gou – Un ra goû t | A stew
Gueil – L’or gueil | The pride
Gouill – Une gar gouill e | A gargoyle

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J - [ʒ]
LESSON 38

Tongue: Tip touches the palate, not the teeth

The air goes through: The mouth
Lips: Depends on the next sound

J _ _ _ _ J - [ʒ]
J eudi | Thursday
Un j ouet | A toy
Un j our | A day

_ _ j _ _ J - [ʒ]
Bon j our | Hello
A j ourner | To adjourn
Ma j eur | Major

Listening 73: Focus on J

Ja – Je – Ji – Jo – Ju – Jeu – Jui – Joi – Jun

Listening 74: J in words

Ja – Ja mais | Never
Je – Un je ton | A token
Ji – Une ta ji ne | A tajine
Jo – Jo vial | Jovial
Ju – Le ju do | The judo
Jeu – Jeu di | Thursday
Jui – Jui llet | July
Joi – La joi e | The joy
Jun – La jun gle | The jungle

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H
LESSON 39

H muet - Vowel
L’ h abit | The piece of clothing
L’ h aleine | The breath
L’ h irondelle | The swallow

H muet - Vowel
Un h abit | A piece of clothing
Une h aleine | A breath
Une h irondelle | A swallow

H aspiré - Consonant
Le h ibou | The owl
H aut | High
Le h aricot | The bean

H aspiré - Consonant
Un h ibou | An owl
H aut | High
Un h aricot | A bean

__h__ /
De h ors | Outside
Un vé h icule | A vehicle
Un sou h ait | A wish

Listening 75: H aspiré in words

Le h ibou | The owl
Le h aricot | The bean
Le h érisson | The hedgehog
Le h amburger | The hamburger
La h auteur | The height
La h anche | The hip
 Le h andicap | The handicap
La H ollande | The Netherlands

Listening 76: H muet in words

L’ h irondelle | The swallow
L’ h élicoptère | The helicopter
L’ h éroïne | The heroin
L’ h abitude | The habit
L’ h istoire | The story
L’ h iver | The winter
L’ h orreur | The horror
L’ h onneur | The honor

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K - Q - [k]
LESSON 40

Tongue: Middle of the tongue touches the palate

The air goes through: The mouth
Lips: Slightly stretched horizontally

K _ _ _ _ K - [k]
Un k ilo | A kilo
Un k it | A kit
Un k angourou | A kangaroo

_ _ _ _ k K - [k]
Un kaya k | A kayak
Un wo k | A wok
Un anora k | An anorak

Qu _ _ _ K - [k]
Qu and | When
Un qu ai | A platform
Qu oi | What

_ _ _ qu _ K - [k]
La li qu eur | The liquor
Le cir qu e | The circus
Cha qu e | Each

_ _ _ _ q K - [k]
Cin q | Five
Le co q | The rooster

_ _ _ _ q K - [k]
Cin q a ns = Cin k ans | Five years

Listening 77: Focus on K

 Ka – Ke – Ké – Kè – Ki – Ko – Ku – Kan – Kin – Koi – Keu

Listening 78: K in words

Ka – Un ka yak | A kayak
Ke – Que | That
Ké – Un karao ké | A karaoke
Kè – Que lle | Which (f)
Ki – Un ki lo | A kilo
Ko – Un ko ala | A koala
Ku – Un sudo ku | A sudoku
Kan – Quan d | When
Kin – Un re quin | A shark
Koi – Quoi | What
Keu – La li queu r | The liquor

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LESSON 41

Tongue: Top of the tongue touches the upper front teeth

The air goes through: The mouth
Lips: Depends on the next sound

L _ _ _ _ L - [l]
L arge | Large
L ent | Slow
La l umière | The light

_ _ ll _ _ L - [l]
Le ba ll et | The ballet
La co ll e | The glue
La canne ll e | The cinnamon

_ _ ille L - [l]
Une v ille | A city
M ille | Thousand
Tranqu ille | Quiet

Ill _ _ _ L - [l]
Ill imité | Unlimited
Ill égal | Illegal
Une ill usion | An illusion

Listening 79: Focus on L

La – Le – Lé – Lè – Li – Lo – Lu – Len – Lein – Lon – Lien – Lou –
Loi – Leil

Listening 80: L in words

La – La ver | To wash
Le – Le ver | To get up
Lé – Lé gal | Legal
Lè – La le ssive | The laundry soap
Li – Li re | To read
Lo – Le lo t | The lot
Lu – La lu ne | The moon
Len – La len teur | The slowness
Lein – P lein | Full
Lon – Lon gue | Long (f)
Lien – Un lien | A link
Lou – Le lou p | The wolf
Loi – La loi | The law
Leil – Le so leil | The sun

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LESSON 42

Tongue: Bottom of the mouth

The air goes through : The mouth
Lips: Open to close – From inside to outside

M _ _ _ _ M - [m]
M ercredi | Wednesday
M anger | To eat
Un m iroir | A mirror

_ _ m _ _ M - [m]
Char m ant | Charming
Une ca m éra | A camera
Une plu m e | A feather

_ _ mm _ M - [m]
Une po mm e | An apple
Une so mm e | A sum
Un gra mm e | A gram

_ _ _ um EM - [œm]
Un for um | A forum
Maxim um | Maximum
De l’opi um | Some opium

Listening 81: Focus on M

Ma – Me – Mé – Mè – Mi – Mo – Mu – Men – Mun – Mon – Mien –
Mou – Mill – Mail – Meil – Mouill

Listening 82: M in words

Ma – Un ma ri | A husband
Me – Me | Me
Mé – La mé téo | The weather forecast
Mè – Mai s | But
Mi – Une mi ette | A crumb
Mo – Un mo rceau | A piece
Mu – Un mu r | A wall
Men – Men tir | To lie
Mun – Com mun | Common
Mon – Un mon t | A mont
Mien – Mien | Mine
Mou – Mou | Soft
Mill – La fa mill e | The family
Mail – L’é mail | The enamel
Meil – Le ver meil | The vermeil
Mouill – Mouill er | To wet

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LESSON 43

Tongue: Top of the tongue touches the upper front teeth

The air goes through: The mouth
Lips: Depends on the next sound

N _ _ _ _ N - [n]
La n eige | The snow
N oir | Black
Un n avet | A turnip

_ _ nn _ _ N - [n]
Une a nn ée | A year
Bo nn e | Good (f)
Do nn er | To give

_ _ _ _ n N - [n]
U n a vion = Un n avion | A plane

gn + oi N - [n]
Une bai gnoi re | A bathtub
Un pei gnoi r | A bathrobe

_ _ gn _ _ NI - [ɲ]
Un a gn eau | A lamb
Un compa gn on | A companion
Un champi gn on | A mushroom

_ _ _ _ ng N - [ŋ]
Un smok ing | A smoking
Un park ing | A parking
Un camp ing | A camping

Listening 83: Focus on N

 Na – Ne – Né – Nè – Ni – No – Nu – Noi – Nain – Neu – Non – Nou –
Nau – Nill – Naill – Nouill

Listening 84: N in words

Na – Na tif | Native
Ne – Ne | (Part of negation)
Né – Un nez | A nose
Nè – Naî tre | To be born
Ni – Le ni trogène | The nitrogen
No – Une no tice | A manual
Nu – Nu | Naked
Noi – Noi r | Black
Nain – Un nain | A dwarf
Neu – Un p neu | A tire
Non – Non | No
Nou – La nounou | The nanny
Nau – La nau sée | The nausea
Nill – La va nill e | The vanilla
Naill – Une te naill e | A pliers
Nouill – Les nouill es | The noodles

Listening 85: Focus on GN

Gna – Gné – Gnè – Gno – Gneau – Gnon

Listening 86: GN in words

Gna – Un si gna l | A signal
Gna – Une si gna ture | A signature
Gné – Une arai gné e | A spider
Gné – Ga gner | To win
Gnè – Un poi gnet | A wrist
Gno – Un vi gno ble | A vineyard
Gneau – Un a gneau | A lamb
Gnon – Un compa gnon | A companion
Gnon – Un champi gnon | A mushroom

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LESSON 44

Tongue: Middle of the tongue touches the palate

The air goes through: The mouth
Lips: open to close – From inside to outside

P _ _ _ _ P - [p]
P ourquoi | Why
P ar | By
Une p iscine | A pool

_ _ p _ _ P - [p]
Ram p er | To crawl
La sou p e | The soup
Une lou p e | A magnifying glass

_ _ pp _ _ P - [p]
Un a pp ort | An input
Une na pp e | A tablecloth
Une gri pp e | A flu

_ _ _ _ p P - [p]
To p | Top
Sto p | Stop
Le ra p | The rap

_ _ pt _ _ PT - [pt]
Un sym pt ôme | A symptom
Som pt ueux | Sumptuous
Dom pt er | To tame

____p /
Tro p | Too much / many
Un dra p | A sheet
Un cam p | A camp
_ _ mpt _ /
Co mpt er | To count
Un aco mpt e | An account
Un co mpt able | An accountant

Listening 87: Focus on P

Pa – Pe – Pé – Pè – Pi – Po – Pu – Pr – Pl – Pen – Pin – Pon – Pou –
Poi – Peau – Pill – Paill

Listening 88: P in words

Pa – Pa raître | To seem
Pe – Pe tit | Small
Pé – Pé rir | To perish
Pè – Une pe lle | A shovel
Pi – La pi scine | The pool
Po – La po terie | The pottery
Pu – Pu er | To stink
Pr – Pr endre | To take
Pl – Pl aindre | To complain
Pen – Pen dre | To hang
Pin – Un pin | A pine tree
Pon – Pon dre | To lay
Pou – La pou dre | The powder
Poi – Le poi ds | The weight
Peau – Le cha peau | The hat
Pill – La pu pill e | The pupil
Paill – Une paill e | A straw

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LESSON 45

Tongue: Bottom of the mouth

The air goes through: The mouth
Lips: Slightly stretched horizontally

The sound R in French is very different than the English one. The English
one comes from the middle of the mouth, while the French R comes from
the throat. It's similar to a gargling sound.
Note that in the IPA, the letter R can also be represented as [R ] or [ʁ].

A good way to practice R in French is by putting a pencil between your

teeth. Doing so will keep your tongue at the back of your mouth and force
you to pronounce R from your throat.

The next step is to practice words with a consonant before the R:

Un br as | An arm
Un cr édit | A credit
Cr ier | To scream
Dr oit | Right
Fr anc | Frank
Pr êt | Ready
Tr ès | Very
Vr ai | True

Then practice words starting with R:

R ond | Round
Une r ose | A rose
R ater | To fail
R ester | To stay
R efaire | To redo
La r ue | The street
Un r oi | A king
R entrer | To return

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LESSON 45

Tongue: Bottom of the mouth

The air goes through: The mouth
Lips: Slightly stretched horizontally

R _ _ _ _ R - [r]
R entrer | To return
R evenir | To come back
R ose | Pink

_ _ rr _ _ R - [r]
Un a rr êt | A stop
Un ve rr e | A glass
Un se rr e | A greenhouse

_ _ _ _ r R - [r]
Che r | Dear
La me r | The sea
Pa r | By

_ _ _ _ r R - [r]
Le premie r e nfant = Le premié r enfant | The first child

Listening 89: Focus on R

Ra – Re – Ré – Rê – Ri – Ro – Ru – Ren - Ron – Rien – Rou – Roi –
Reau – Rill – Rail – Reil – Reuil - Rouill

Listening 90: R in words

Ra – Un râ teau | A rake
Re – Un re quin | A shark
Ré – Un ré cital | A concert
Rè – Un rê ve | A dream
Ri – Ri re | To laugh
Ro – Une ro se | A rose
Ru – Ru stique | Rustic
Ren – Ren dre | To give back
Ron – Un ron d | A circle
Rien – Rien | Nothing
Rou – Rou ler | To roll
Roi – Un roi | A king
Reau – Un tau reau | A bull
Rill – Une g rill e | A grid
Rail – Un rail | A rail
Reil – Pa reil | Same
Reuil – Un t reuil | A hoist
Rouill – Rouill er | To rust

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S - Z - [s ] - [z]
LESSON 46

Tongue: Tip touches the palate, not the teeth

The air goes through: The mouth
Lips: Depends on the next sound

S _ _ _ _ S - [s]
Le s ilence | The silence
Un s avon | A soap
Le s ucre | The sugar

_ _ s _ _ S - [s]
Ab s ent | Absent
En s emble | Together
Un pa s teur | A pastor

_ _ ss _ _ S - [s]
Un poi ss on | A fish
La cui ss on | The cooking
Cha ss er | To hunt

_ _ _ _ s S - [s]
Un our s | A bear
Un sen s | A sense
Un viru s | A virus

_ _ sc _ _ S - [s]
De sc endre | To go down
Une pi sc ine | A pool
Un a sc enseur | An elevator

_ _ z _ _ S - [s]
Les A z tèques | The Aztecs

Sc _ _ _ SK - [sk]
 Un sc andale | A scandal
Un sc ore | A score
Un sc orpion | A scorpion

S Z - [z]
Une mai s on | A house
Une télévi s ion | A television
Une chai s e | A chair
between 2 vowels

Z _ _ _ _ Z - [z]
Un z èbre | A zebra
Un z oom | A zoom
Du z este | Some zest

_ _ z _ _ Z - [z]
On z e | Eleven
Trei z e | Thirteen
Quin z e | Fifteen

_ _ _ _ z Z - [z]
Che z e ux = chez z eux | At their place

_ _ _ _ s Z - [z]
Te s a ffaires = Tes z affaires | Your stuff

____s /
Toujour s | Always
Aprè s | After
Le ba s | The bottom

Listening 91: Focus on S [s ]

Sa – Se – Sé – Sè – Si – So - Su – Sen – Sein – Son – Sien – Sou – Soi –
Seau – Sill – Seil – Seuil – Souill

Listening 92: S [s ] in words

Sa – Il pas sa | He went by
 Se – Elle se ra | She will be
Sé – As sez | Enough
Sè – Il sai t | He knows
Si – Une si rène | A siren
So – So rtir | To leave
Su – Su r | On
Sen – Sen tir | To smell
Sein – Un sein | A breast
Son – Son ger | To think
Sien – Sien | His / Hers / Its
Sou – Sou dre | To solder
Soi – Une soi rée | An evening
Seau – Un seau | A bucket
Sill – Un sill age | A wake
Seil – Un con seil | An advice
Seuil – Un seuil | A doorstep
Souill – Souill er | To soil

Listening 93: Focus on Z [z ]

Za – Zé – Zè – Zi – Zo – Zu – Zan – Zon – Zeau – Zaill - Zeill

Listening 94: Z [z ] in words

Za – Il ra sa | He shaved
Zé – Zé ro | Zero
Zè – Il pe sai t | He weighted
Zi – Une télévi si on | A television
Zo – Un zoo | A zoo
Zu – Zu t
Zan – Pe san t | Heavy
Zon – Une mai son | A house
Zeau – Un ré seau | A network
Zaill – La gri saill e | The gloom
Zeill – La gro seill e | The redcurrant

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T - [t ] - [s]
LESSON 47

Tongue: Tip of the tongue touches the upper front teeth

The air goes through: The mouth
Lips: Depends on the next sound

T _ _ _ _ T - [t]
T out | All
T ard | Late
Une t arte | Une tarte

Th _ _ _ T - [t]
T homas | (First name)
Un t hé | A tea

_ _ tt _ _ T - [t]
Ba tt re | To beat
Me tt re | To put
Une pa tt e | A paw

_ _ _ tie T - [t]
La sor tie | The exit
Une dynas tie | A dynasty
La répar tie | The retort

_ _ _ _ t T - [t]
Ma t | Mat
Ne t | Net
Un bu t | A goal

_ _ _ _ t T - [t]
Tou t u n = Tou t un | Whole

____t /
Tou t | All
 Un bou t | A piece
Une par t | A part

_ _ tion S - [s]
Atten tion | Attention
Une récréa tion | A recess
Une ac tion | An action

_ tien _ S - [s]
Un pa tient | A patient
La pa tien ce | The patience

Listening 95: Focus on T

Ta – Te – Té – Tê – Ti – To – Tu – Tr – Ten – Tein – Ton – Tou – Toi –
Teau – Till – Tail – Teil – Teuil – Touill

Listening 96: T in words

Ta – Une ta rte | A pie
Te – Te | You
Té – Une té lévision | A television
Tê – Une tê te | A head
Ti – Par ti r | To leave
To – Tô t | Early
Tu – Un tutu | A tutu
Tr – Tr ier | To sort
Ten – Ten dre | To stretch
Tein – Tein dre | To dye
Ton – Ton dre | To shave
Tien – Tien | Yours
Tou – Tou te | All (f)
Toi – La toi ture | The roof
Teau – Le po teau | The pole
Till – Ti till er | To tickle
Tail – Un éven tail | A range
Teil – Un or teil | A toe
Teuil – Un fau teuil | An armchair
Touill – Touill er | To toss

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V - W - [v]
LESSON 48

Tongue: Bottom of the mouth

The air goes through: The mouth
Lips: Almost closed

V _ _ _ _ V - [v]
V endre | To sell
V enir | To come
V ert | Green

_ _ v _ _ V - [v]
Un sou v enir | A souvenir
Sou v ent | Often
La v er | To wash

W _ _ _ _ V - [v]
Un w agon | A train car

_ _ _ _ f V - [v]
Neu f a ns = Neu v ans | Nine years

Listening 97: Focus on V

Va – Ve – Vé – Vè – Vi – Vo – Vu – Vr – Ven – Vin – Von – Vien – Vou
– Voi – Veau – Vail – Veill

Listening 98: V in words

Va – Va rier | To vary
Ve – Ve nir | To come
Vé – Vé rifier | To verify
Vè – Ve rt | Green
Vi – Vi vre | To live
Vo – Vo tre | Your
Vu – Vu | Seen
Vr – Vr ai | True
Ven – Ven dre | To sell
Vin – Vin gt | Twenty
Von – Un sa von | A soap
Vien – Vien s | Come
Vou – Vou loir | To want
Voi – Voi r | To see
Veau – Un veau | A veal
Vail – Un tra vail | A job
Veill – Veill er | To ensure

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LESSON 49

Tongue: Bottom of the mouth

The air goes through: The mouth
Lips: Rounded

W _ _ _ _ W - [w]
Un w att | A watt
Le w eb | The web
Le w ifi | The wifi

_ _ w _ _ W - [w]
Le R w anda | Rwanda

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X - [gz ] - [ks ] - [z ] - [s]
LESSON 50

Tongue: Tip touches the palate, not the teeth

The air goes through: The mouth
Lips: Slightly stretched horizontally

X _ _ _ _ GZ - [gz]
X avier | (First name)
Un x ylophone | A xylophone

X GZ - [gz]
Un e x emple | An example
E x iler | To exile
E x ister | To exist
Before a vowel

X KS - [ks]
Un te x te | A text
E x primer | To express
Un e x tra | An extra
Before a consonant

X Z - [z ] In numbers
Deu x ième | Second
Di x ième | Tenth

_ _ _ _ x Z - [z]
Deu x a ns = Deu z ans | Two years

____x /
Deu x | Two
Un choi x | A choice
Le pri x | The price

_ _ _ _ x S - [s]
Di x | Ten
Si x | Six

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LESSON 51

Listening 99: Unusual pronunciation

When OI is pronounced O:
OI _ _ _ O - [ɔ]
Un oi gnon | An onion

When E is pronounced A:
_ _ e _ _ A - [a]
Une f e mme | A woman
Évid e mment | Obviously
Innoc e mment | Innocently
Intellig e mment | Intelligently
Prud e mment | Carefully
Viol e mment | Violently

When AI is pronounced E:
_ _ AI _ _ E - [ə]
Nous f ai sons | We do
Je f ai sais | I did
Tu f ai sais | You did
Il f ai sait | He did
Elle f ai sait | She did
Vous f ai siez | You did
ls f ai saient | They did
Elle f ai saient | They did

When U is pronounced as a closed EU:

_ _ u _ _ EU - [œ]
Un p u zzle | A puzzle

When ON is pronounced E:
_ _ on _ _ E - [ə]
M on sieur | Sir

When O and N are pronounced distinctly in ON:

_ _ on _ _ O-N - [ɔn]
Un b on homme | A little boy
Un b on homme de neige | A snowman

When the final S is pronounced:

_ _ _ _ s S - [s]
Un our s | A bear
Un viru s | A virus
Un tournevi s | A screwdriver
Un utéru s | A uterus
Un péni s | A penis
Le tenni s | The tennis
Un fil s | A son
Un rhinoceros | A rhinoceros
Du couscou s | Some couscous

When the final T is pronounced:

_ _ _ _ t T - [t]
Ma t | Mat
Ne t | Net
Un bu t | A goal

When PT is pronounced T:
_ _ _ pt T - [t]
Se pt | Seven
Com pt er | To count
Un com pt able | An accountant

When MN is pronounced N:
_ _ mn _ N - [n]
L’auto mn e | Fall / Autumn
 Conda mn er | To convict

When AI is pronounced É and È:

Ai _ _ _ É - [e]
Ai mer | To like / To love

Ai _ _ _ È - [ɛ]
J' ai me | I like / I love
Tu ai mes | You like / You love
Il ai me | He likes / He loves

When EN is pronounced IN:

_ _ _ en IN - [ɛ̃]
Un exam en | An exam

When C is pronounced G:
_ _ c _ _ G - [g]
Une se c onde | A second
Se c ond(e) | Second

When AON is pronounced AN:

_ _ aon AN - [ɑ̃]
Un f aon | A fawn
Un t aon | A horsefly
Un p aon | A peacock

When UM is pronounced EM:

_ _ _ um EM - [œm]
Un for um | A forum
Maxim um | Maximum
De l'opi um | Some opium

When BS is pronounced PS:

_ _ bs _ _ PS - [ps]
A bs olument | Absolutely
 A bs ent | Absent

AY in PAYS:
_ ay _ A-I - [ɛi]
Un p ay s | A country

Words with 2 different pronunciations depending on the area:

_ _ _ _ s S - [s]
Un anana s | A pineapple
____s /
Un ananas | A pineapple

_ _ _ _ t T - [t]
Ving t | Twenty
____t /
Vingt | Twenty

Words with 2 different pronunciations and 2 different meanings:

_ _ _ _ s S - [s]
Tou s | All
____s /
Tous | All

_ _ _ _ s S - [s]
Plu s | More
____s /
Plus | Not enough

Irregular plurals:
[œ]
Un œu f | An egg
[ø]
Des œu fs | Some eggs

[œ]
Un b œu f | Beef / A bull
[ø]
Des b œu fs | Beef / Bulls

[œj]
Un œil | An eye
[jø]
Des yeu x | Eyes

[ɔs]
Un os | A bone
[o]
Des o s | Bones

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WORD STRESS
LESSON 52

The French stress is barely noticeable. While it is present on the last

syllable of each word (besides one-syllable words) and each sentence, it's
easy to miss.

French is what we call a " syllable-timed language " which means that
each syllable has to be pronounced the same length. It's very different from
English, which is a " stress-timed language ".

The stress in English can fall on any syllable.

Let's have a look at a word used in English and in French:

If you ever wonder why French people don't add any stress while speaking
English, this is why.

English: Imagination
French: Imagina tion

Like I said, the stress is hard to hear in French. I always say, at the
beginning, instead of worrying about adding the stress correctly, try to not
add any stress. It will be closer to the real pronunciation.

The stress that you should absolutely add is what is called "the inflection"
added by a question mark.
Tu es au bureau.
Tu es au bur eau ?
Il habite à Vancouver.
Il habite à Vancou ver ?

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FRENCH READING PRACTICE
1
LESSON 53

Listen to the recordings, try to find the silent letters, links and identify the
different sounds.
You can find the answer next page.

Listening 100: French Reading Practice 1 - Slow pace

Listening 101: French Reading Practice 1 - Normal pace

LE PRINTEMPS - Spring

Le printemps est une des quatre saisons de l'année, juste après l'hiver et
avant l'été. Cette saison commence le 30 mars et se termine le 30 juin. Mais
les dates peuvent changer selon les régions du monde. En français, on dit
que le printemps est la saison des amours. C'est le moment où les oiseaux
s'accouplent, les fleurs poussent, et les arbres redeviennent verts.
Le printemps est une des quatre saisons de l'année, juste après l'hiver et avant l'été. Cette saison
commence le 30 mars et se termine le 30 juin. Mais les dates peuvent changer selon les régions du
monde. En français, on dit que le printemps est la saison des amours. C'est le moment où les oiseaux
s'accouplent, les fleurs poussent, et les arbres redeviennent verts.

FIND THE SILENT LETTERS AND THE LINKS

Le printemps est une des quatre saisons de l'année, juste après l'hiver et
avant l'été. Cette saison commence le 30 mars et se termine le 30 juin. Mais
les dates peuvent changer selon les régions du monde. En français, on dit
que le printemps est la saison des amours. C'est le moment où les oiseaux
s'accouplent, les fleurs poussent, et les arbres redeviennent verts.

IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENT SOUNDS

Le printemps est une des quatre saisons de l'année, juste après l'hiver et
avant l'été. Cette saison commence le 30 mars et se termine le 30 juin. Mais
les dates peuvent changer selon les régions du monde. En français, on dit
que le printemps est la saison des amours. C'est le moment où les oiseaux
s'accouplent, les fleurs poussent, et les arbres redeviennent verts.
EXAMPLE : L e pr in t em ps est T un e ...

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FRENCH READING PRACTICE
1
LESSON 53

LE PRINTEMPS - Spring

Le printemps est une des quatre saisons de l'année, juste après l'hiver et
avant l'été. Cette saison commence le 30 mars et se termine le 30 juin. Mais
les dates peuvent changer selon les régions du monde. En français, on dit
que le printemps est la saison des amours. C'est le moment où les oiseaux
s'accouplent, les fleurs poussent, et les arbres redeviennent verts.
Le printemps est une des quatre saisons de l'année, juste après l'hiver et avant l'été. Cette saison
commence le 30 mars et se termine le 30 juin. Mais les dates peuvent changer selon les régions du
monde. En français, on dit que le printemps est la saison des amours. C'est le moment où les oiseaux
s'accouplent, les fleurs poussent, et les arbres redeviennent verts.

FIND THE SILENT LETTERS AND THE LINKS

Le printem ps est T un e des q u atr e saison s de l'anné e , just e aprè s l' h
iver et avan t l'été. Cett e saison commenc e le 30 mars et se termin e le 30
juin. Mai s les dat es peuv ent changer selon les région s du mond e . En
françai s , on di t q u e le printem ps est la saison des Z amour s . C'est le
momen t où les Z oiseau x s'accoupl ent , les fleur s pouss ent , et les Z arbr
es redevienn ent ver ts .

IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENT SOUNDS

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LESSON 54

Listen to the recordings, try to find the silent letters, links and identify the
different sounds.
You can find the answer next page.

Listening 102: French Reading Practice 2 - Slow pace

Listening 103: French Reading Practice 2 - Normal pace

MA JOURNÉE IDÉALE - My ideal day

Ma journée idéale est une journée sans responsabilités ni horaire. Me lever

à l'heure que je veux, manger quand j'en ai envie et me coucher quand je
suis fatigué(e).
Si le temps le permet, j'irais faire une randonnée en montagne, admirer le
coucher de soleil, partager un bon repas avec ma famille et terminer la
soirée autour d'un feu de bois. Et vous, quelle serait votre journée idéale ?

My ideal day is a day without any responsibilities or schedule. I would be

able to get up when I want, eat when I feel like it and sleep when I’m tired.
If the weather is nice, I would go for a hike in the mountains, watch the
sunset, have a nice meal with my family and end the evening around a
campfire. And you, what would your ideal day be like?

FIND THE SILENT LETTERS AND THE LINKS

Ma journée idéale est une journée sans responsabilités ni horaire. Me lever
à l'heure que je veux, manger quand j'en ai envie et me coucher quand je
suis fatigué(e).
Si le temps le permet, j'irais faire une randonnée en montagne, admirer le
coucher de soleil, partager un bon repas avec ma famille et terminer la
soirée autour d'un feu de bois. Et vous, quelle serait votre journée idéale ?

IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENT SOUNDS

Ma journée idéale est une journée sans responsabilités ni horaire. Me lever
à l'heure que je veux, manger quand j'en ai envie et me coucher quand je
suis fatigué(e).
Si le temps le permet, j'irais faire une randonnée en montagne, admirer le
coucher de soleil, partager un bon repas avec ma famille et terminer la
soirée autour d'un feu de bois. Et vous, quelle serait votre journée idéale ?

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LESSON 54

MA JOURNÉE IDÉALE - My ideal day

Ma journée idéale est une journée sans responsabilités ni horaire. Me lever

à l'heure que je veux, manger quand j'en ai envie et me coucher quand je
suis fatigué(e).
Si le temps le permet, j'irais faire une randonnée en montagne, admirer le
coucher de soleil, partager un bon repas avec ma famille et terminer la
soirée autour d'un feu de bois. Et vous, quelle serait votre journée idéale ?

My ideal day is a day without any responsibilities or schedule. I would be

able to get up when I want, eat when I feel like it and sleep when I’m tired.
If the weather is nice, I would go for a hike in the mountains, watch the
sunset, have a nice meal with my family and end the evening around a
campfire. And you, what would your ideal day be like?

FIND THE SILENT LETTERS AND THE LINKS

Ma journé e idéal e est T un e journé e san s responsabilité s ni h orair e .
Me lever à l' h eur e q u e je veu x , manger q u an d j'en N ai envi e et me
coucher q u an d je sui s fatig u é (e).
Si le tem ps le perme t , j'irai s fair e un e randonné e en montagn e ,
admirer le coucher de soleil, partager un bon repa s avec ma famill e et
terminer la soiré e autour d'un feu de boi s . Et vou s , q u ell e serai t votr e
journé e idéal e ?

IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENT SOUNDS

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LESSON 55

Listen to the recordings, try to find the silent letters, links and identify the
different sounds.
You can find the answer next page.

Listening 104: French Reading Practice 3 - Slow pace

Listening 105: French Reading Practice 3 - Normal pace

LE CANADA - Canada

Le Canada se situe en Amérique du Nord et partage sa frontière avec les

États-Unis. Le Canada compte dix provinces et trois territoires fédéraux. Le
pays vient de passer les trente-huit millions d'habitants. Il a été voté numéro
1 pour sa qualité de vie pour la cinquième année consécutive. Le Canada
accueille environ 300.000 (trois-cents-mille) immigrants chaque année.

Canada is located in North America and shares a border with the United
States. Canada has ten provinces and three federal territories. The country
has just passed having thirty-eight million inhabitants. It was voted number
one for quality of life for the fifth year in a row. Each year, Canada
welcomes on average 300,000 immigrants.

FIND THE SILENT LETTERS AND THE LINKS

Le Canada se situe en Amérique du Nord et partage sa frontière avec les
États-Unis. Le Canada compte dix provinces et trois territoires fédéraux. Le
pays vient de passer les trente-huit millions d'habitants. Il a été voté numéro
1 pour sa qualité de vie pour la cinquième année consécutive. Le Canada
accueille environ 300.000 (trois-cents-mille) immigrants chaque année.

IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENT SOUNDS

Le Canada se situe en Amérique du Nord et partage sa frontière avec les
États-Unis. Le Canada compte dix provinces et trois territoires fédéraux. Le
pays vient de passer les trente-huit millions d'habitants. Il a été voté numéro
1 pour sa qualité de vie pour la cinquième année consécutive. Le Canada
accueille environ 300.000 (trois-cents-mille) immigrants chaque année.

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LESSON 55

LE CANADA - Canada

Le Canada se situe en Amérique du Nord et partage sa frontière avec les

États-Unis. Le Canada compte dix provinces et trois territoires fédéraux. Le
pays vient de passer les trente-huit millions d'habitants. Il a été voté numéro
1 pour sa qualité de vie pour la cinquième année consécutive. Le Canada
accueille environ 300.000 (trois-cents-mille) immigrants chaque année.

Canada is located in North America and shares a border with the United
States. Canada has ten provinces and three federal territories. The country
has just passed having thirty-eight million inhabitants. It was voted number
one for quality of life for the fifth year in a row. Each year, Canada
welcomes on average 300,000 immigrants.

FIND THE SILENT LETTERS AND THE LINKS

Le Canada se situ e en N Amériq ue du Nor d et partag e sa frontièr e avec
les Z Éta ts - Z Uni s . Le Canada com p t e di x provinc es et troi s territoir
es fédérau x . Le pay s vien t de passer les trent e - h uit million s d' h abitan
ts . Il a été voté numéro 1 pour sa q u alité de vi e pour la cinq u ièm e anné
e consécutiv e . Le Canada accueill e environ 300.000 (troi s -cen ts -mill e
) immigran ts chaq ue anné e .

IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENT SOUNDS

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