{"id":56886,"date":"2021-07-27T10:34:22","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T08:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/?p=56886"},"modified":"2021-10-19T11:44:48","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T09:44:48","slug":"french-pronunciation-what-are-the-rules-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/en\/general-french-french-pronunciation-what-are-the-rules-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"French Pronunciation: What Are The Rules You Need To Know?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1400px + 0px );margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>A lot of people want to learn <strong>how to speak French<\/strong> but most of them find the <strong>pronunciation <\/strong>really difficult. Silent letters, tons of rules, exceptions\u2026 Well, a lot of it is not really true! French pronunciation is not harder than other languages to learn, there are some weird pronunciation rules in English too! So, don\u2019t let these rumors keep you from learning this<strong> beautiful language. <\/strong>In this post we will tell you all you need to know to have a perfect <strong>French accent<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why is it important to have a good pronunciation<\/li>\n<li>Our tips to have a perfect pronunciation<\/li>\n<li>Phonetic symbols of French consonants<\/li>\n<li>Phonetic symbols of French vowels and diphthongs<\/li>\n<li>Where can I find French pronunciation exercises?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/en\/general\/french\">Learn French online with our General Fran\u00e7ais<\/a> course!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now without further ado, let\u2019s get into it!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px 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padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 30px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 30px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1400px + 0px );margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h2>Why is it important to have good pronunciation in French<\/h2>\n<p>Now that you have understood <a href=\"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/en\/general-french-how-to-do-it-is-it-hard-to-speak-the-language\/\">why it&rsquo;s important to study French<\/a>, it&rsquo;s time to focus on pronunciation.<\/p>\n<p>One of the biggest setbacks about learning French might be its pronunciation. There are several reasons for it: sounds that are not found in English, weird rules, phonetic pronunciation\u2026 These can be hard for a lot of learners. But remember that French (just like any other language!) is different from English. It doesn\u2019t mean it is harder.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pronunciation is the core <\/strong>of any oral language. You can know <a href=\"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/en\/list-of-french-grammar-and-conjugation-worksheets\/\">grammar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/en\/learn-most-common-french-vocabulary-worksheets-and-examples\/\">vocabulary<\/a> and <strong>how to write <\/strong>French perfectly, but if you don\u2019t know <strong>how to pronounce words <\/strong>it will be very hard for you to <a href=\"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/en\/general-french-learn-how-to-read-in-french-with-the-perfect-intonation\/\">read perfectly in French<\/a>, to practise and<strong> communicate. <\/strong>Communication is very important, it is the reason languages exist. Without communication, there\u2019s no language. So, learning a language\u2019s <strong>pronunciation rules<\/strong> is very important.<\/p>\n<p>Some words have different meanings depending on how you pronounce them. Some others have<strong> symbols<\/strong> that you should know how to read and that <strong>modify the pronunciation<\/strong> of the word (such as accents and the c\u00e9dille (\u00e7) for example). The more you know about French\u2019s trickiest rules and features, the better you will be at oral speaking. Who never dreamed about <strong>sounding like a native<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-56904 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/rules-to-have-a-perfect-pronuncition-in-french--300x190.jpg\" alt=\"girl-shouts-with-megaphone\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/rules-to-have-a-perfect-pronuncition-in-french--200x127.jpg 200w, https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/rules-to-have-a-perfect-pronuncition-in-french--300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/rules-to-have-a-perfect-pronuncition-in-french--320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/rules-to-have-a-perfect-pronuncition-in-french--337x212.jpg 337w, https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/rules-to-have-a-perfect-pronuncition-in-french--400x254.jpg 400w, https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/rules-to-have-a-perfect-pronuncition-in-french--600x381.jpg 600w, https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/rules-to-have-a-perfect-pronuncition-in-french-.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"post-56886-_wtj8ydkf25qx\"><\/a>Our tips to have perfect pronunciation in French<\/h2>\n<h3><a id=\"post-56886-_y0q0jjyoh2wy\"><\/a>Listen to native speakers<\/h3>\n<p>Those who speak French with the best accent are obviously French speaking people. If you want to become like them, you need to train with the <a href=\"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/en\/general-french-what-are-the-best-ways-to-learn-french-quickly-and-effectively\/\">best resources to learn French<\/a> pronunciation. Try for exemple to listen to <strong>songs or watch TV series<\/strong> and <strong>movies in French<\/strong> in order to hear a perfect French accent. The only way to learn proper pronunciation is to learn it from natives. You can also try to find <strong>audio books or podcasts<\/strong> in French. (there are plenty of them) Be beware, there are also <strong>many different accents <\/strong>(as in, French from different regions). Just like there is an American accent and a British accent, make sure you stay consistent when you choose a region; avoid mixing French from France and French from Quebec, because they both have a huge difference in terms of pronunciation and this will just confuse you. Especially if you\u2019re a beginner.<\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"post-56886-_yd86z2hfzpbi\"><\/a>Listen to yourself<\/h3>\n<p>The best way to <strong>improve your own accent<\/strong> is <strong>to listen to yourself.<\/strong> Trust us, this is a miracle method! Record yourself reading a sentence or a paragraph out loud then listen to it. Try to pick something that you can mimic at first (a line from a movie or an audio book, a song, something from a video or a podcast), this will ensure that you have the proper pronunciation right away. Write down what you think is wrong and <strong>record yourself <\/strong>again with these corrections in mind. Practicing this regularly, even for <strong>5 or 10 minutes a day<\/strong> is better than nothing and will help you improve your pronunciation tremendously.<\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"post-56886-_wivro5v221g6\"><\/a>Focus on accent and intonation<\/h3>\n<p>Next, focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/en\/general-french-french-accents-pronunciation-basic-rules-to-learn-quickly\/\">accents and intonation<\/a> by <strong>reading\/listening<\/strong> to audio books or watching TV. This will give you a perfect model for French intonation that you can imitate later. Another tip: speak with a Fake French accent. Weird? Not as much as you would think! This will make you exaggerate the way you pronounce and help you get a grasp on French\u2019s toughest sounds. It is easy to do as a beginner and will give you a nice pronunciation eventually (if you do other exercises as well of course). Give it a try!<\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"post-56886-_pnqo1k6d89g8\"><\/a>Learn the \u201cFrench R\u201d, nasal letters and silent letters<\/h3>\n<p>Ah, the infamous <strong>French R<\/strong>! This letter is often French learner\u2019s nemesis and is very hard to aquire for non-natives. This sound comes<strong> from the throat<\/strong>, just like a German \u201cach\u201d or a Spanish jota \u201cJ\u201d sound. Find<strong> tongue twisters<\/strong> to practice this sound: <em>Un rare reptile ressemble \u00e0 son rival rose. \/\/ <\/em><em>Ce rat r\u00e9pugnant a horreur de la r\u00e9glisse rouge. <\/em>There are other sounds that can be quite tricky in French. <strong>Nasal letters<\/strong> are another great example. <strong>Nasal sounds <\/strong>are produced by passing air through the nose and mouth. Try humming the letter M (mmmmm) or N (nnnnn) and you will see what we\u2019re talking about. They\u2019re very important and frequent sounds of French too. <strong>Silent letters<\/strong> are another great problem for learners. A<strong> \u201ce\u201d<\/strong> that becomes silent at the end of a word, <strong>the H<\/strong>, <strong>consonants that are dropped<\/strong>.. These rules can be a bit destabilizing for new learners. The quicker you learn how to recognize and pronounce words with silent letters, the better your accent will become.<\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"post-56886-_tv3a47z3vjx8\"><\/a>Speak to native French people<\/h3>\n<p>Listening to native people is not enough: find <strong>native speakers to practice with<\/strong>; if you can go online you will find tons of websites and programs to link you with strangers from all around the world. This will help you <strong>connect with French speaking people<\/strong>, wherever they are. Maybe you will even make friends! If you would rather <strong>find and talk to someone in real life<\/strong>, go to your local schools, universities, libraries or community centers: they often organise events with learners and native speakers. These kinds of events host a lot of pub quizzes, conversations and many other international exchange events.<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"post-56886-_nm3om4plr1z5\"><\/a>Phonetic symbols of French consonants<\/h2>\n<p>Before you move on to pronouncing whole words, it&rsquo;s a good idea to focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/en\/general-french-french-alphabet-pronunciation-what-are-the-basic-rules\/\">pronouncing the alphabet in French<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Well, let&rsquo;s start with the consonants!<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-2698\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-2698\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Phonetic symbol<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">pronunciation<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">example in a French word<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">translation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">b<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">b\u00e9<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">bal<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\/bal\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">d<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">d\u00e9<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">dent<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\/d\u0251\u0303\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">f<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">ef<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">foire<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\/fwa\u0280\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">g<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">zj\u00e9<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">gomme<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\/g\u0254m\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">k<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">ka<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">cl\u00e9<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\/kle\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">l<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">el<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">lien<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\/lj\u025b\u0303\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">m<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">em<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">mer<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\/m\u025b\u0280\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">n<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">en<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">nage<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\/na\u0292\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u0272<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">gne<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">gnon<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\/\u0272\u0254\u0303\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u014b<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">eng<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">dancing<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\/d\u0251\u0303si\u014b\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">p<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">p\u00e9<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">porte<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\/p\u0254\u0280t\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u0280<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">err<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">rire<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\/\u0280i\u0280\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">s<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">ess<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">sang<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\/s\u0251\u0303\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u0283<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">ch<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">chien<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\/\u0283j\u025b\u0303\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">t<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">t\u00e9<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">train<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\/t\u0280\u025b\u0303\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">v<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">v\u00e9<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">voile<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\/vwal\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">z<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">zed<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">z\u00e8bre<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\/z\u025bb\u0280\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u0292<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">je<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">jeune<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\/\u0292\u0153n\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<h2><a id=\"post-56886-_h26de8oruslc\"><\/a>Phonetic symbols of French vowels and semi vowels<\/h2>\n<p>After consonants, let&rsquo;s see the <a href=\"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/en\/general-french-french-vowels-explanation-and-exercises-to-help-your-pronunciation\/\">pronunciation of vowels in French<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-2699\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-2699\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Phonetic symbol<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">pronunciation<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">example in a French word<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">translation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">a<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">ah<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">patte<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\/pat\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u0251<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u00e2<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">p\u00e2te<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\/p\u0251t\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u0251\u0303<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">ahn<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">clan<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\/kl\u0251\u0303\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">e<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u00e9<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">d\u00e9<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\/de\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u025b<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u00e8<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">belle<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\/b\u025bl\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u025b\u0303<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">lin<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\/l\u025b\u0303\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u0259<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">demain<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\/d\u0259m\u025b\u0303\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">i<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">ih<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">gris<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\/g\u0280i\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">o<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">oh<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">gros<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\/g\u0280o\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u0254<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u00f4<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">corps<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\/k\u0254r\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u0254\u0303<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">long<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">\/l\u0254\u0303\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u0153<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td 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