Hello Pronunciation Mastering the Sounds of Spoken French
Hello Pronunciation is a comprehensive, accessible guide to the pronunciation of modern spoken French. It covers everything you need to know to master the sounds of spoken French (making them and understanding them) regardless of your language level.
63 pages. PDF Format.
Original illustrations & photography by J&P
Non-refundable and non-sharable.
Table of Contents
What's Included
Table of Contents
- Helpful Tools
- Definitions
- The French Phonetic Alphabet
- A Brief History of the French Language
- Standard French and French Dialects
- Inclusive Writing
- French Alphabet
- Acute accent
- Grave Accent
- Circumflex Accent
- Diaeresis
- Place of the Tonic Accent in a Word
- Accent, Sentence, and Rhythmic Group
- Intonation of Declarative Sentences
- Intonation of Questions
- Silent Final Consonants
- The silent “e”
- Elision
- Silent “h” and Aspirated “h”
- Mandatory and optional liaisons
- Prohibited Liaisons
- Sequences
- Oral Vowels
- Nasal Vowels
- Semi-Vowels
- The letters C, G, S sounds
- The sound [f]
- The sound [ɲ]
- The Pronunciation of R in French
- Words for practicing [ʀ]
- Sentence for practicing [ʀ]
- Greetings
- At a bakery, a Cafe/Restaurant | Au Magasin At a Store
- Asking for Directions
- Useful Sentences
- Introducing Oneself
- Emergencies
- Articles
- Nouns
- Verbs
- Pronouns
- Prepositions
- Adjectives
- Numbers
- Adverbs
- Interrogative Words
What's Included
10 chapters (check out the table of contents below!)
250+ audio recordings of French words and sentences
55 essential sentences you’ll need when traveling to France
400+ French words and how to pronounce them
Special attention to unfamiliar sounds that can be challenging for non-native speakers
Resources to help you continue your French language-learning journey
Who is this for?
French students with little to no experience of the language who would like to master all the sounds of spoken French.
Non-native speakers of French who want to perfect their pronunciation and continue practicing.
People visiting France (or another French-speaking country) who need a crash-course of key phrases to prepare for their visit (and how to pronounce them correctly!).
What you’ll learn
Background on the history and evolution of the French language
All the sounds that exist in contemporary spoken French
Rules of grammar and pronunciation to help you speak French confidently
400+ essential French words
How to feel confident in your ability to understand and produce French sounds