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Pronunciation, Definite Article (L1)
Pronunciation, Subject Pronouns, The Present Tense of Regular -ER Verbs (L2)
Pronunciation, The Verbs ÊTRE and AVOIR, the Plural of Nouns, Adjective Agreement (L3)
My Family, Basic Negative Structures, Cardinal Numbers 1-100 (L4)

Pronunciation, Asking Questions, Indefinite Article (L5)
Word List - Lessons 1-5
Take a Test (1)
Play Games
At the Bakery, Polite Forms of the Verb VOULOIR, the Verb ACHETER (L6)
At the Bakery - Vocabulary, The Present Tense of -RE Verbs, Indirect Object Pronouns (L7)
Irregular Verbs - DEVOIR, Vocabulary and Grammar Exercises(L8)
At the Market (Dialogue), Using the Partitive Article (L9)
At the Market - Vocabulary, Using Partitive Article - Exercises (L10)
Preposition De in Negative Structures - Exercises (L11)
Using Pronoun EN, Exercises (L12)
Word List - Lessons 6-12
Virtual French Dialogues - At the Market
Flash Cards
Using the pronoun EN, Exercises (L12)
Going on Vacation (L13)
Going on Vacation - Vocabulary (L13)
Going on Vacation - Vocabulary Exercises (L14)
The Immediate Future and the Passé Composé (L14)
Asking for Directions - Dialogue (L15)
Asking for Directions -Vocabulary and Exercises (L15)
Virtual French Dialogues - Directions
Directions - Interactive Games
Tutorial Assistant
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Pronunciation Guide


This sound is equivalent to a as in  father.
a, â, à bas, tâche, là


This sound is similar to a as in  day.

e

in -er and -ez at the end of a word		 parler, nez
é clé


This sound is similar to u as in  put.

e

in final position of some one-syllable words
 que
e
in unstressed syllable
 renard


This sound is similar to e as we hear it in  set.

ê, è, ai, aî, ei, et fête, gène, maison, plaît, reine, et
e before two consonants
 elle



This is a nasal sound
ain, in, im, aim, ein
 américain, incapable, impossible, faim, éteindre


This is a nasal sound

am, en, an, em
 chambre, prendre, étang, empêcher


This sound is similar to u in burn.
eu

•in final position or before silent consonants

•in unstressed syllable


feu, deux


jeudi


This sound is similar to oo in food.
ou toujours, coup


This sound is similar to au in author.
au, eau aussi, peau
ô, o when it is the last sound rôle, paletot


It is similar to the sound when you say "ee" with rounded lips.
u nature

û sûr


This sound is similar to u as in  fun if you say it with your lips slightly rounded.
eu
before pronounced consonant		 seul
œu sœur


This is the nasal sound
un, um brun, parfum


This sound is similar to u as in  but.
o poste, objet, poème
ô hôtel


This is the nasal sound
on, om citron, nom


This sound is similar to ee as in  see but not drawn out.
i, î, y, ï tapis, gîte, dynastie, maïs


This is a semi-vowel sound similar toy as in  day.
-ille, -il famille, travail
y after a vowel payer
i before a vowel papier


This is a semi-vowel sound similar to w as in  watch.
oi, oy trois, voyager


A semi-vowel sound +
ui, uî huit, huître


 

 






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