French Pronunciation - How To Pronounce French consonants
How to speak French
Usually, French consonants are not that difficult to pronounce for English speaking people.
To my dear Japanese and Chinese students: improving your pronunciation of French consonants will also improve your pronunciation of English consonants. That's rather good news.
French Consonants often thought to be difficult
R
Le rat et la souris redoublèrent de rire en regardant les acrobates
rouler sur l'herbe.
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Le mignon agneau gagnant règne à la montagne.
k / g-
coût goût, car gare, quai gai, qui gui, quand gant, cru
grue
To you: cagoule, kangourou - t / d
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tout doux, tu du, tard dard, toit doigt, train drain, tôt dos
To you: tardif, denture - b / p
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bord port, barre part, bon pont, bleu pleut, bris pris, boule poule
To you: poulbot, plèbe - j / z
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gésir, jaser, Joseph, Jason, geyzer
To you: jusant, gisant - f / v
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faveur, fauvette, fève, vif
To you: effluve, Véfour - l / n
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loi noix, loup nous, long non, lin nain
To you: lunule, l'aîné
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