How to pronounce ce, ge, gue and que in French
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How to pronounce ce, ge, gue and que
- ce is pronounced .
the police
an ice-cream
- ge is pronounced .
a trip
red
- gue is pronounced .
a colleague
a language
- que is pronounced .
a bank
the music
Listen to the audio clips, then drag and drop the correct letter combination to match each sound. Not all the options are used.
→ une bla
→ une bouti
→ un an
Listen to the audio clips, then drag and drop the correct letter combination to match each sound. Not all the options are used.
→ une blague 1
→ une boutique 2
→ un ange 3
Une blague (a joke), with the letters ‑gue at the end pronounced . Other words with the same sound: un collègue (a colleague); la drogue (the drug).
Here you heard une boutique (a shop), with the letters que, which sound like as in automatique (automatic) or exotique (exotic).
Here you heard un ange (an angel), ending in ‑ge, which is pronounced as in une cage (a cage) or la neige (snow).
Listen to the pronunciation of each word, then decide whether the missing letter is c, g or q.
→ la
→ une
→ la
Listen to the pronunciation of each word, then decide whether the missing letter is c, g or q.
→ la 1
→ une 2
→ la 3
You heard the word la plage (beach), with the letters ‑ge at the end making the sound , also found in rouge (red).
Une glace (ice-cream) ends in ‑ce, pronounced . Other words with the same sound: un service (a service); l'espace (space).
La Belgique (Belgium) ends in ‑que . This is the same sound found in romantique (romantic) and la politique (politics).
Listen to the audio clips, then drag and drop the correct letter combination to match each sound. Not all the options are used.
→ une lan
→ une ban
→ la Fran
Listen to the audio clips, then drag and drop the correct letter combination to match each sound. Not all the options are used.
→ une langue 1
→ une banque 2
→ la France 3
You heard une langue (a language), in which the letters gue make the sound , also found in vague (vague) and une blague (a joke).
In une banque (a bank), the letters que make the sound, also found in l'Afrique (Africa) or un chèque (a check).
La France (France) contains the letter combination ce, pronounced as in une espèce (a species) or une chance (a chance).
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