{"id":79280,"date":"2023-07-07T11:55:55","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T09:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ccfs-sorbonne.fr\/?p=79280"},"modified":"2023-12-07T09:36:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T08:36:52","slug":"how-to-improve-your-pronunciation-in-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ccfs-sorbonne.fr\/en\/how-to-improve-your-pronunciation-in-french\/","title":{"rendered":"6 tips to quickly improve your pronunciation in French"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Use video or audio resources to know the proper pronunciation<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">While it is possible to learn the pronunciation of French words with Google translate, it remains wise to use other resources if you really want to improve your French pronunciation. Watching French films is an excellent way to familiarize yourself with words and their pronunciation while enriching your vocabulary. You can also choose to listen to French songs (while reading the lyrics if\/when necessary) to identify the words and learn how to pronounce them.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Record (and hear) yourself speaking<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Thanks to the Smartphones, it is now easy for everyone to get quality audio recordings; pick a few texts in French \u2013 it could be newspapers, novels, poems or even comic books as long as you enjoy it\u2013 and record yourself when you read them. Then listen to your recordings several times to find out what your pronunciation truly sounds like. You will then be able to compare yourself to native French speakers and proceed to the required adjustments.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tongue twisters<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A tongue twister (\u201cVirelangue in French) is a playful phrase, characterized by its difficulty of pronunciation, comprehension or both.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It is therefore an excellent way to test your pronunciation and improve it, knowing that these tongue twisters are sometimes difficult for French speakers themselves&#8230; don\u2019t be scared though, just practice slowly to familiarize yourself with the sounds. You will soon find out that your French pronunciation improves very quickly.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Learn the differences between sounds<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">French words can sometimes sound odd to those who just started learning the language. It is therefore necessary to become familiar with the different sound specific to the French language, like the 4 nasal vowels IN [ \u025b\u0303 ] , UN [ \u0153\u0303 ], AN [ \u00e3 ] and ON [ \u0254\u0303] a large number of exercises are available on the Internet (especially YouTube tutorials) which will allow you to work on the different sounds that shape the French language; remember that the nasal vowels are essential if you really want to master French.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Beware of simplified pronunciations<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Be careful of some online courses created by English speakers who mistakenly teach you to pronounce French words in an English way (ex: app\u00e9tit becomes \u201capaytee\u201d).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you get into the bad habit of pronouncing French words the English way, it will be difficult to get back to correct pronunciation afterwards. In addition, you might not be understood by your French-speaking interlocutors!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Make sure to choose high quality teachings and programs: famous institutions such as the Cours de Civilisation Fran\u00e7aise de La Sorbonne (CCFS) offer phonetic labs that will be of great help in correcting your French pronunciation.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Speak French with French people!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The best way to improve your French pronunciation \u2013 \u00a0the fastest and most efficient \u2013 is to chat with people whose native language is French. You will quickly learn the correct pronunciations of French words, especially if you are a student since mastery of the language is essential in college. Interacting with French speakers remains the best way to improve your oral language skills, enrich your vocabulary and overcome any shyness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Use video or audio resources to know the proper pronunciation While it is possible to learn the pronunciation of French words with Google translate, it remains wise to use other [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":89331,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-french-language"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to improve your pronunciation in French?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" 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