French vowels that are often thought difficult to pronounce
Be careful!
With the cunning thought of confusing my students, the inventors of the
phonetic alphabet chose to write the French sound "u" with y and
our French "ou" with u.
Turlututu
Le
teuf-teuf a des pneus neufs (the old lorry has got
new tyres)
Je
veux deux oeufs du jour (I want two new-laid
eggs)
Neuf noeuds nouent neuf oeufs (nine knots knot
nine eggs)
Une
boule de houx roule sous les roues (a bowl of
holly rolls under the wheels)
Luc a bu
un fût de jus (Luke drank a barrel of
juice)
Le keuf
et la meuf font une teuf (the cop and the woman
are partying. French for teenagers only)
