How to Pronounce Difficult Words in French: Part 4
A list of difficult-to-pronounce French words, to help you develop the correct accent.
This is the fourth and final list of the most tricky French words to pronounce.
We asked our Facebook followers what they think is the French word that trips them up every time, and we were able to round up a list of 120 words which were broken down into a series of four articles.
So today, let’s look at the remaining 30 words in the list. Make sure to practice with the audio I recorded! 🙂
The four pages currently show 110 written entries: 30 each in Parts 1, 2 and 4, and 20 in Part 3. Some entries group related words or forms.
| Rappeler | to call back, to remind (se rappeler: to remember) |
| Ratatouille | a traditional stewed vegetable dish from Provence |
| Regarder | to look at |
| Regret | regret, same as in English |
| Reims | A city in France |
| RER | Réseau Express Régional; the train service in Paris and its suburbs |
| Restaurant | Same as in English |
| Robe rouge | Red dress |
| Roi | King |
| Stade Roland-Garros | a stadium in Paris; a popular tennis venue |
| Rouen | A city in the northern French region of Normandy |
| Rouillée | rusty |
| Rue | street |
| Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts | a town in Quebec |
| Sculpture | a carving, same as in English |
| Sidérurgie | the steel industry |
| Singe | monkey |
| Tarte | tart; pie |
| Tarte Tatin | a type of upside-down pastry |
| Tilleul | lime tree; linden |
| Trois | the number three |
| Trottoir | sidewalk, pavement |
| Tuyau | tube or pipe |
| Un œil | an eye |
| Vendredi | Friday |
| Vent vs. vin | Vent is wind while vin is wine |
| Vieille | old (feminine); an old woman |
| Vieux | old |
| Yaourt | yoghurt |
| Yeux | eyes |
Also, don’t forget to check out parts 1 – 3 in this series.
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