pronunciation

Question 1

We pronounce the sound “g” as in “gare” before:

Answer 1

consonants, “o”, “u” and “a”

Question 2

Pronunciation of “r” at end of word
peur, dormir, gare, père, vert, nord

except chanter etc.

Answer 2

1. The sound comes from the throat, a bit like a cat’s purr 😸 or when you gently clear your throat. 2. The lips don’t move and the mouth is slightly open. 3. The tongue is close to the back of the mouth and doesn’t move at all.

peur, dormir, gare, père, vert, nord

Question 3

Pronunciation of “r”

at beginning or middle of word

Answer 3

The position of the mouth and tongue is the same as before, but we incre

Question 4

Pronunciation of “an”

Croissant, champ, lent, temps

Answer 4

Pronunciation of “an”

Croissant, champ, lent, temps

1. The lips are slightly rounded 2. The mouth is quite wide open 3. The tongue is faintly touching the bottom teeth
2. We can write this sound in 4 different ways:

• an : croissant (croissant), anglais (English)
• am : champ (field)
• en : lent (slow), tente (tent)
• em : temps (time)

Question 5

“on” sound?

ON : non, long, bon, comprendre, nombre, tomber

Answer 5

ON : non, long, bon, comprendre, nombre, tomber

There are three things to remember when pronouncing this sound:

1. The mouth is rounded and the lips are pushed forward as if we are blowing out candles
2. The mouth is almost closed
3. The tongue is at the back of the mouth and doesn’t touch any teeth

—There are two ways to write this sound:
- on : non (blonde), long (long), bon (good)
- om : comprendre (to understand), nombre (number), tomber (to fall)