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Lesson - French Sounds (Pronunciation) - #8
Please see the following for introduction and citation information:
http://moi-alizee.us/forums/showthread.php?t=1101 Note: Letters that appear in red are those that appear with strikethrough in the original text. Vowel Combinations The combination eu has an open and closed sound. Say the English word “fur” but don’t pronounce the r. The sound you get is approximately the sound of eu when closed (in an open syllable, remember). Tense your lips a bit forward. feu.................... bleu................... deux................... yeux Now relax the tension and say “puff” for the sound of an open eu. neuf................... bœuf................. peur................... fleur œuf.................... seul.................. leur.................... docteur éclaireuse........... heureuse........... œuvre *Note: o and e are often printed together as one letter, œ. In these cases, œu is pronounced as eu. oua....... is pronounced wah oue....... is pronounced weh oui........ is pronounced wee Louis.................. zouave............... fouir.................. ouest (west) ua......... the French u sound is ue......... quickly followed by the ui.......... sound of the second vowel nuage................. cruel.................. lui actualité............. usuel.................. puis dualité................ annuel................ suite qu is really one letter. The u has no sounds of its own; qu is pronounced like k. qui.........is pronounced..... key que................................ kuh qua................................ ka quoi............................... kwah Pronounce: quitter................ ruine.................. luire qui..................... gîte................... Guy quart.................. quatre............... dualiste quête.................. fouet................ douane Can you pronounce queue? (k-eu) The letter i often procedes another vowel It then has the sound of y in “young” or “yes.” lionne................. tienne................ Lyon fiancé................. fiacre................. pioche pièce.................. piano................. pitié hier (yair)............ atelier (ah-tel-yay) fier (f’yair)........... quartier (kahr-tyay) The combinations oa, oe, and eo do appear, but both vowels are pronounced separately. coactif............... coexister............. théorie On the other hand the combination ao is sounded as if the o were not there. paon (pahng)................. faon (fahng) --------------------------------------------------------------------- This is not an easy page of French sounds. Practice pronouncing the following words and refer often to the above explanations. feu.................... couleur............... Louise deux.................. docteur............... Louis heure................. professeur........... lui pleure................ ingénieur............. puis pleut................. ascenseur............ puits bleue................. sœur.................. suis queue................ saur................... suite que................... suaire................. huit qui.................... suave................. fuir quitte................ zouave............... fouir cuite................. sire.................... fournir oui.................... sur..................... frière ouest................ cruel................... hier roué.................. croulle................ lion rouet................. actuel................ lionne Rouen................ actuelle.............. quinine jouer.................. actualité............ gîte jouet................. codéine............... gens joueur................ coaguler............. guide joie.................... coéternel............ guerre
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