Français· vowel
How to pronounce the closed 'é' sound in Français
A crisp, tense 'ay' with no glide: tongue high-mid and forward, lips slightly spread, and hold the mouth frozen — English 'day' drifts, French 'é' does not.
Heard in été · des · ces
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Français words with closed 'é' sound
Words from the same catalog the Français course drills — the app scores every one of them sound by sound.
In a sentence
Tu as de quoi payer ?
payer
Jamais on ne vit chien pareil !
rester
Ah oui, au coin d'une rue, je vois la boutique.
dîner
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