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Lesson Transcript

Hi everyone.
Welcome to The Ultimate French Pronunciation Guide.
In this lesson, you'll learn 11 French consonants.
b, tʃ, d, f, g, dʒ, k, l, m, n, ŋ
These consonant sounds are identical to the ones in English, so they should already be familiar to you.
Are you ready?
Then let's get started!
The first consonant is...
b
boue
Like the B in the word 'bite'.
b, b (slowly)
b, b (slowly)
The next consonant is...
tʃ
sandwich
Like the tch sound in the word 'match'.
tʃ, tʃ (slowly)
tʃ, tʃ (slowly)
The next consonant is...
d
daim
Like the D in the word 'dad'.
d, d (slowly)
d, d (slowly)
The next consonant is...
f
fabuleuse
Like the F in the word 'find'.
f, f (slowly)
f, f (slowly)
The next consonant is...
g
gain
Like the G in the word 'goggle'.
g, g (slowly)
g, g (slowly)
The next consonant is...
dʒ
adjonction
Like the 'dg' sound in the word 'edge'.
dʒ, dʒ (slowly)
dʒ, dʒ (slowly)
The next consonant is...
k
cabinet
Like the K in the word 'kite'.
k, k (slowly)
k, k (slowly)
The next consonant is...
l
loup
Like the L in the word 'like'.
l, l (slowly)
l, l (slowly)
The next consonant is...
m
manger
Like the M in the word 'mouse'.
m, m (slowly)
m, m (slowly)
The next consonant is...
n
connexion
Like the N in the word 'nice'.
n, n (slowly)
n, n (slowly)
And the final consonant for this lesson is...
ŋ
parking
Like the 'ng' sound in the word 'sing'.
ŋ, ŋ (slowly)
ŋ, ŋ (slowly)
Well done! You just learned your first 11 French consonants.
b, tʃ, d, f, g, dʒ, k, l, m, n, ŋ
In the next lesson, you'll learn 9 more consonant sounds that are identical to the ones in English.
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