French· vowel

How to pronounce the 'ou' sound in French

Lips in a tight round circle, tongue pulled far back and high — deeper and tenser than the English 'oo' of 'food'.

Heard in vous · pour · nous

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French words with 'ou' sound

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vouspournoustoutpourquoioùoutoustoujoursbeaucouptoutejourbonjourtrouvertoutesaujourd'huicoupnouveauamoursous

In a sentence

  • Tout le monde sur le pont !

    tout

  • Tu as de quoi payer ?

    couleur

  • Dans quel but ? sans aucun but.

    vouloir

The sounds that decide your accent

the French 'r' soundthe French 'u' soundthe nasal 'an' soundthe nasal 'on' soundthe nasal 'in' soundthe closed 'eu' soundthe open 'œu' soundthe 'ui' glide

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