Learn how to pronounce French consonants
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| 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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| See you in the next Ultimate French Pronunciation Guide lesson! |
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