French· consonant
How to pronounce the French 'r' sound
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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French words with French 'r' sound
Words from the same catalog the French course drills — the app scores every one of them sound by sound.
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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