Learn about the pronunciation of French consonants
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| Hi everyone. |
| Welcome to The Ultimate French Pronunciation Guide. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn 9 French consonants. |
| p, s, ʃ, ʒ, t, v, w, j, z |
| 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... |
| p |
| pomme |
| Like the P in the word 'pack'. |
| p, p (slowly) |
| p, p (slowly) |
| The next consonant is... |
| s |
| scie |
| Like the S in the word 'see'. |
| s, s (slowly) |
| s, s (slowly) |
| The next consonant is... |
| ʃ |
| choux |
| Like the sh sound in the word 'sheep'. |
| ʃ, ʃ (slowly) |
| ʃ, ʃ (slowly) |
| The next consonant is... |
| ʒ |
| jour |
| Pronounce it as you would pronounce the S in the word 'measure'. |
| ʒ, ʒ (slowly) |
| ʒ, ʒ (slowly) |
| The next consonant is... |
| t |
| tout |
| Like the T in the word 'take'. |
| t, t (slowly) |
| t, t (slowly) |
| The next consonant is... |
| v |
| vous |
| Like the V in the word 'view'. |
| v, v (slowly) |
| v, v (slowly) |
| The next consonant is... |
| w |
| oui |
| Like the W in the word 'we'. |
| w, w (slowly) |
| w, w (slowly) |
| The next consonant is... |
| j |
| yeux |
| Like the Y in the word 'yes'. |
| j, j (slowly) |
| j, j (slowly) |
| And the final consonant for this lesson is... |
| z |
| zéro |
| Like the Z in the word 'zebra'. |
| z, z (slowly) |
| z, z (slowly) |
| Well done! You just learned another 9 French consonants. |
| p, s, ʃ, ʒ, t, v, w, j, z |
| In the next lesson, you'll learn 3 new consonant sounds. These sounds don't appear in English, so they'll be trickier than the last lot. |
| Were there more common sounds than you expected? Please comment and share your thoughts. |
| See you in the next Ultimate French Pronunciation Guide lesson! |
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