![]() Letters of the French alphabet and their respective sounds LETTERSī. So first thing first, I have written the alphabet and how to pronounce each letter. That’s because when you combine two or more letters, you produce a new sound.Ī. Did you know that even though the French alphabet has 26 letters, there are at least 38 different phonetic sounds in French? No doubt though that after having read this French pronounciation guide and after having practiced a little bit, you will manage perfectly fine.īefore even thinking of pronouncing words, you have to master how to pronounce French letters. Now, let’s analyse in more depth why some sounds are difficult to be pronounced by English speakers. It used to be pronounced but, now, it only is if has an accent. We can think of the silent e at the end of a word for example. Indeed, they used to be pronounced but since 1200 this slowly stopped. ![]() This is, for example, the case with silent letters at the end of a word. Well, good job you’ve found this guide to help you out!Įvery language evolves: new words appear to adjust to our everyday lives (by this, I mean new words are used to name new objects, for example), the spelling of some words remains the same as it always has been but their pronunciation differs. French spelling doesn’t always follow a phonetic spelling pattern.Īnd that’s without mentioning all its silent letters (both vowels and consonants), its nasal sounds (that don’t even exist in English…) and all its various accents which make its spelling tricky to pronounce. The difference between the way a word is spelt and the way it is pronounced is undeniably one of the main reasons why some French words are so difficult to say. Understanding the cause will help you practice better and therefore improve. Why is so it difficult for English speakers to pronounce French words correctly?įirst of all, let’s try and think of the reasons why you’re struggling to pronounce French words properly. Yes, you will, and remember as French natives say “Impossible n’est pas français”(impossible is not French. You’ll soon sound like a real native speaker. Yes, like most French students you probably are but what you are also likely to have in common with them is the difficulty to pronounce some French words correctly.ĭon’t worry though, in this blog I will walk you through the main difficulties and give you some tips to overcome them. ![]() Have you started to learn French Pronunciation? Are you loving studying this Romance language?
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