HOW TO PRONOUNCE FRENCH WORDS

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11 Basic French Phrases

French Greetings
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Je voudrais voir la mer

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How to pronounce French words

The best answer to how to pronounce French words is to learn French from a native speaker. This you can do by learning French online, or by purchasing a French language CD or French language tapes.

How not to pronounce French words

The French pronunciation is very different from other languages. What you must avoid is trying to speak French from English pronunciation guides. The French will hear your very strange accent and will wonder what kind of cheap French education you must have suffered...

So always find the real French pronunciation when you study French. It is best to learn French good from the start: learn French pronunciation with the French question words.

 

Learn French : Learn how to ask French questions using :

  • est-ce que
  • raising intonation of voice
  • question words

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Est-ce que

Raising intonation of voice

    Learn French : Learn how to ask a question in French by just changing the intonation of the French words in the French sentence.

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    Pierre:

    Tu nages bien, Nicole?

    Nicole:

    Assez bien.

      Vocab :
      assez bien = quite well

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    Pierre:

    On va au cinéma ensemble samedi soir?

    Nicole:

    Peut-être, si je ne sors pas avec mon fiancé.

      Vocab :
      on = one/ we
      ensemble = together
      peut-être = maybe
      Je sors = I go out
      avec = with

Qui?

Qu'est-ce que?

Comment?

Pourquoi?

    Learn French : Learn how to ask "why" in French
    Learn French : Learn how to answer "because" in French

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    Michel:

    Pourquoi est-ce que tu déteste Pierre?

    Nicole:

    Parce que je le trouve bête.

      Vocab :
      je le trouve ... = I find him ...
      je la trouve ... = I find her ...
      bête = stupid

à quelle heure?

Quand?

    Learn French : Learn how to ask " when" in French

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    Nicole:

    Bonjour, monsieur.
    Je voudrais acheter un billet Paris-Abidjan.

    Employé:

    Très bien, madame.
    Vous voulez un billet aller-retour ou un aller simple?

    Nicole:

    Un billet aller-retour.

    Employé:

    à quelle date est-ce que vous voulez partir?

    Nicole:

    Le 20 juillet.

    Employé:

    Quand est-ce que vous voudriez rentrer?

    Nicole:

    Le 24 août.

      Vocab :
      un (billet) aller-retour = a return ticket
      un aller simple = a one-way ticket

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