12 Words You're Probably Pronouncing Wrong

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Hi! I'm not going to teach you, pronunciation is a big difficulty in the French language. Today, we're going to look at 12 words that you probably pronounce badly and I'm going to give you some tips so that you can express them correctly.

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The first word that is sometimes difficult to pronounce for non-native speakers is the word "fille". When you have the letter "i" followed by "ll", you don't hear the "l" sound. You don't say "file", you say "iye". "Ill" gives "iye". You find this sound in many other words like papillon, gentille, famille, travailler, etc. It's always the same thing, when there is an "i" followed by "ll", you have the "iye" sound.

The second word that often causes pronunciation problems is the word "monsieur". Here, there is a big difference between the way the word is written and the way it is pronounced. The first syllable is written "mon" and we say "me". And the second part, there is an "r" at the end, it is written "sieur", and we say "sieu", we do not pronounce the "r". So we do not say "monsieur" but "mesieu". Monsieur, it is of course a title that we will give to a man.

For example, Mr. Director or we can say in a polite way "hello, sir".

Third word: the word "boiler". So, here, we're going to break it down. The first syllable is "bou", like "vous", "nous". So, we really have the sound "ou". Bou. Then, we have again, as we saw for the word "fille", "ill" which gives "iye". So, bouille. Then, we have the sound "oi" like "moi". Wa. And the "r" sound at the end, we don't pronounce the "e". We say "boiler". It's obviously a household appliance that we use to boil water, for example to prepare tea. A kettle.

Fourth, it is the plural of a word. You probably know the word "os", a bone, which is the structure of the human body, it is what we can break. For example, when we have an accident, we can break a bone, we call it a fracture. But the difficulty comes from the pronunciation of this word in the plural, because we say "un_os", "des_os". And many say "des_oss", but we say "des_os". So, be careful not to pronounce the "s". We do not say "des_oss", we say "des_os". And be careful to make the connection. We do not say "des os", but we say "des_os".

For example, we can say: "I broke a bone, but my brother broke several bones."

Fifth, here again, there is a difference in pronunciation between the singular and the plural, it is the word "ox". So, in the singular, no problem, we say "un bœuf", bef. But in the plural, everything iraq whatsapp number data becomes different since we no longer pronounce the "f" and the "e" sound is a little different. So un bœuf → des bœufs, without "f", with a pronunciation of "e" which is different. Bœuf → bœufs. You can say: "I prefer beef to chicken" or even "I saw beef in the fields, near the farm". You find this subtlety with the word "oeuf". We say un_oeuf, des_oeufs.

Sixth, this is a bird, an animal with very colorful plumage. So, of course, we don't use this word every day, but it does cause a little difficulty. You can see it at the zoo for example. It's the "peacock". The difficulty comes from the fact that the spelling of this word is "peacock" and we don't say "peacock" or "paen" or "paonne", we say a "peacock". It's as if the "o" didn't exist. It's the same thing for the word "fawn".

Seventh, another very well-known, very cute animal is the "squirrel". So, let's break it down. It starts with the sound "é". Then, we say "cu". Be careful, we don't say "ou", we say "cu" → écu. The French "r" sound → écur. And the sound "euil". Here again, we have "euil", which gives us "euil" like an "eye". This animal is called a squirrel. It's a small red rodent that likes to eat nuts.

For example, you could say: "I saw a squirrel in a park in New York" or "there are a lot of squirrels in London."

Eighth, an everyday word this time, the word "yogurt". It has two syllables in the end: ya-ourt. And you have to pronounce the "t" correctly. Some people don't pronounce the "t" and say: "Tu veux un yaour". We say a "yogurt". It's a food that is made from milk, which we often have for dessert. A yogurt. For example, you can say: "There are some yogurts left in the fridge, if you're still hungry".

Ninth, another everyday word, the pronunciation difficulty of which comes from the writing, it is the word "longue". So, in fact, the "g" in the middle and the letters "ps" at the end, we do not pronounce them. We do not say "longuetempsse", we say "longue". And there is a difficulty here for non-native speakers because we chain two nasal vowels: on, en, on, en, longue. So, it means during a long space of time. But you can practice pronouncing it twice. You say "long", like long, long, long, long, and you say "temps" like le temps, temps, temps, temps. Then, you put the two together, that gives you longue. For example, I have been practicing French for a long time.

Tenth, another very common word, the word "thing". There are two small difficulties for non-native speakers. The first is the sequence of "t" and "r", so we say "tr", and the second is the fact that we pronounce "u" and not "ou". Sometimes, I hear "trouc". No, it's a "thing". This word is very common. It means an object or something. When we can't remember the name of an object, we can say: "What's the name of this thing?" It's a word that we use quite often.