Introduction to French sounds in French
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Introduction to French sounds
Here are the main sounds you’ll hear in French:
oi, oie → boire to drink
ai → faire to do/make
eau, au → un cadeau a gift, a present
ou → vous you
eu → deux two
un, in, ain, ein → le pain bread
en, an → méchant mean
on → c’est bon it’s good
gn → un agneau a lamb
ch → un chat a cat
ss → un dessert a dessert
We’ll look at these sounds and their pronunciation in more detail later.
oi, oie → boire to drink
ai → faire to do/make
eau, au → un cadeau a gift, a present
ou → vous you
eu → deux two
un, in, ain, ein → le pain bread
en, an → méchant mean
on → c’est bon it’s good
gn → un agneau a lamb
ch → un chat a cat
ss → un dessert a dessert
We’ll look at these sounds and their pronunciation in more detail later.
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