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All 36 sounds of French, grouped the way they are taught. Tap any word to hear it, then record yourself and see which ones need work.

consonant · 18

the French 'r' sound (rouge)

rougepourfaire
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the 's' sound (salut)

salutçace

the 't' sound (table)

tabletutout

the 'l' sound (livre)

livrelela

the 'k' sound (café)

caféquequi

the 'p' sound (porte)

portepaspour

the 'm' sound (maman)

mamanmaismon

the 'd' sound (deux)

deuxdedes

the 'n' sound (non)

nonneune

the 'v' sound (voiture)

voiturevousavec

the 'b' sound (bonjour)

bonjourbienbon

the 'f' sound (faire)

fairefaitfois

the 'j' sound (jour)

jourjejuste
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the 'z' sound (maison)

maisonchosebesoin

the 'ch' sound (chat)

chatchosechez

the hard 'g' sound (gare)

garegarsgrand

the 'gn' sound (montagne)

montagneseigneurligne
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the 'ng' sound (parking)

parkingkingbingo

glide · 3

the 'y' glide (travail)

travailbienrien

the 'w' glide (oui)

ouimoiquoi

the 'ui' glide (nuit)

nuitluidepuis
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vowel · 12

the 'a' sound (ami)

amipasla

the closed 'é' sound (été)

étédesces
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the 'i' sound (ici)

iciilqui

the open 'è' sound (mère)

mèreestles

the open 'o' sound (porte)

portecommevotre

the French 'u' sound (tu)

tuunedu
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the mute 'e' sound (petit)

petitdeje

the 'ou' sound (vous)

vouspournous
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the closed 'o' sound (mot)

motauaussi

the open 'œu' sound (sœur)

sœurleurseul
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the closed 'eu' sound (deux)

deuxpeupeut-être
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the deep 'â' sound (cas)

casaslà-bas

nasal vowel · 3

the nasal 'an' sound (enfant)

enfantdansquand
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the nasal 'on' sound (bon)

bononnon
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the nasal 'in' sound (vin)

vinbienrien
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