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Les sons « ou », « u » et « o »
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Les sons « ou », « u » et « o »
• The letter u is pronounced
(phonetically, it is written [y]). Listen to the following terms and if you feel like it have a go repeating them.Des lunettes glasses
Salut hi
Note: The past participle of the verb avoir, eu, is pronounced like the letter u.
• The letters ou are pronounced
. It is represented by the IPA pronunciation symbol [ u ] and can be written ou, où, oû, aoû, oux, oug, oue, etc.Doux kind, gentle, soft
Coûter to cost
• The [o] sound is pronounced
. It can be written as o, ot, eau, au, and aux.Allô ? hello?
Au boulot ! (let’s get) to work!
• Listen carefully to the difference between the following three sounds:
Vous you
Vos you
Note: There is also an open ‘o’ sound [ɔ]. Example: le sport
or formidable
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