You are learning French by studying your French lessons diligently, but aside from grammar and vocabulary, you just can’t get the hang of a good pronunciation. What is the key to making all those uniquely French sounds and speaking French fluently?

There are different categories of French sounds, and these the most unique ones to the language, and therefore, hard to get a grasp of. They are the following:

Voyelles orales (“oral vowels”)

• Voyelles antérieures (“front vowels”)

You produce them by placing your tongue to the front of your mouth, as in the English word “feet” and “stylo” (pen) in French.

• Voyelles centrales (“central vowels”)

  Place the tongue in the middle of your mouth, as in “pure” and “lune”(moon) in French.

• Voyelles postérieures (“back vowels”)

Place your tongue in the back of your mouth, as in “tourist” and “goûter“(“to taste”) in French.

Voyelles nasales (“nasal vowels”)
For this sound, use the air passage through the nose and lower the soft palate while the air goes through the mouth; similar to the way you do in the French word “parfum” (perfume).

The Vibrante (“Vibrant”) “R”
This French sound is usually presents a challenge. It is used for the letter “r” as in the French word “roue”(wheel), or butter in English. Remember that for this sound, To pronounce the letter -r in French, try to reproduce the sound of an angry growling dog. Harden the rolling -gr sound to reproduce a nice French sound!
The more you try and practice, you will be discovering muscles you never knew you had! While learning French, you’re discovering your own anatomy!

So maybe this makes sense but when you hear ACTUAL French you realize you stillneed more help?  There are lots of sites, but probably my favorite to learn French is a free podcast called FrenchPod101.com where you can download audio French lessons for free!  Give it a shot and good luck with French in the future!

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