French· glide

How to pronounce the 'ui' glide in French

Start from the tight rounded 'u' of 'tu' and glide instantly into the next vowel. Lips stay rounded but the tongue is far forward — 'nuit' is not 'noo-ee', it is one quick syllable.

Heard in nuit · lui · depuis

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French words with 'ui' glide

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

luidepuisnuitaujourd'huipuissuiteceluiensuitesituationsuivrecontinuercuisinebruitconduirehuitdétruirecelui-làpuisquesuivilui-même

In a sentence

  • Jamais on ne vit chien pareil !

    puis

  • Ah oui, au coin d'une rue, je vois la boutique.

    aujourd'hui

  • Alors elle s'en va dans la forêt et monte sur un arbre.

    conduit

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