Francés· consonant

How to pronounce the French 'r' sound in Francés

The back of the tongue rises toward the soft palate — where you say 'g' — and air rubs gently past it, like a very soft gargle. The tongue tip stays down and never taps or curls as in an English 'r'.

Heard in rouge · pour · faire

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pour

Toca para grabar

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Francés words with French 'r' sound

Words from the same catalog the Francés course drills — the app scores every one of them sound by sound.

pourfairesurêtrevotrepourquoiriendirealorsparmercitrèsavoirvraimentvoirautretoujoursencorenotreaccord

In a sentence

  • Tout le monde sur le pont !

    sur

  • Tu as de quoi payer ?

    couleur

  • Jamais on ne vit chien pareil !

    pareil

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