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French Pronunciation: The Ultimate Guide for Beginners (+ free MP3)

French Pronunciation Guide: Learn how to pronounce French words the right wayThere’s that charming sound to the spoken French language that everyone seems to find delightful. How French words seem to melt together to form pleasant sounds–it can be both enchanting and intimidating at the same time. No need to get intimidated though. You’re on the […]

The Ultimate Guide to French Regional Accents

If you have ever traveled in France outside of Paris or watched a movie set in province, you might have noticed that a lot of French speakers do not quite sound like what you are used to. France is home to dozens of different regional accents, each linked to the culture and history of the area […]

Quiz: If you can pass this quiz, you understand how French pronunciation works!

Do you already understand how French pronunciation works? Take this quiz to test how much you know!

Q&A: How to Improve French Pronunciation and Sentences?

Hey there, how’s it going? In my newsletter every week, I answer questions sent by readers like you.Since most of the questions I get are quite helpful, I’m sharing them here as well. I want to help more French learners who might be facing the same issues.Today, I’ll be sharing this question from Valerie.« I have […]

How to Pronounce Difficult Words in French: Part 4

 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 […]

30 French Words that Learners Have Trouble Pronouncing

How to Pronounce Difficult Words in French: Part 2

 Welcome to the second part of this series of articles about the most difficult French words to pronounce.  We asked the Talk in French community what are the French words that they are having a hard time saying… And here are the results.  If you haven’t seen it yet, there is also a part 1 […]

How to Pronounce Difficult Words in French: Part 1

 One of the most difficult things non-French speakers all agree on when learning French is the pronunciation.  You’ll often hear French learners grumbling about:how to pronounce the letter u’s and the r’s, how to let the French words roll off the tongue without sounding funny, and how to say certain French words that almost seem […]

20 Famous French Attractions and How to Pronounce Them

 Let’s face it. French monuments and tourist spots are about as hard to say as they are beautiful. They invite enough faux pas to make Lady Marianne cringe or the nearest hipster Parisian to laugh quietly behind his beard.  I normally don’t share pronunciations in social media because I would rather have French learners get […]

10 Ways to Speak like a Legit French Speaker

 So you’ve been studying French for quite a while now, and you’re rather proud of what you’ve accomplished so far – as you should be! But sometimes, you think there’s still something lacking in your French. Like a certain je ne sais quoi  perhaps that you couldn’t put your finger on, and in spite of your good […]

Talk in French Podcast #13 – French Etiquette when Eating Out – 10 embarrassing pronunciation mistakes that you should avoid in French.

  Here is the 13th session of  Talk in French Podcast! You can download the podcast to your computer or listen to it here via iTunes. There is a button where you can download the Podcast. In this episode: – Some information about French Culture. I explain some French Etiquette when eating out – Some French Words with an English […]

Talk in French Podcast #9 – Misbehavior to avoid in France / How to learn the French Pronunciation the right way

  Here is the 9th session of  Talk in French Podcast! You can download the podcast to your computer or listen to it here on the blog via  SoundCloud. There is a button where you can download the Podcast. In this episode: – Some information about French Culture. Misbehavior to avoid in French – Some French Words with an English Translation. […]