
Adrien guides this pronunciation journey, teaching the French alphabet and how to pronounce letters, then uses before-and-after voice recordings to show progress.
Master French pronunciation through a recap of the alphabet, emphasizing energy, lip and tongue tension, and the technique of shortening each letter to its first half.
Master French pronunciation focuses on the é accent, its correct pronunciation in native French, common mistakes by English speakers, and examples like café and touché.
Master French pronunciation with grave accents on a, e, and u to change sounds, déjà vu. See how gendered nouns and accompanying articles shape meaning, as shown by la plage.
Engage in a flashcards lesson on French letters, including underground letters, with the three-second recall, showing that letters map to 28 of 36 sounds, including nasal sounds, before word pronunciation.
Practice French pronunciation by recording yourself reading prompts, apply corrections on silent letters and tricky sounds, and check your progress with follow-up feedback and self-review.
Practice real-world French dialogue to pronounce like a native, using IPA guidance alongside standard spelling. Explore shopping phrases and how to ask for the price in a souvenir shop.
Master French pronunciation shows how consonants before an e are pronounced while the e stays silent, demonstrated with cars, bon bon, and coop.
Learn the spellings for all French consonant sounds and how they map to pronunciation, including x for z, qu for k, ch for champagne, and cedille and gn endings.
Explore semi vowel spellings and their French sound correspondences, with examples like w, ou, eu, and the elle spelling, to practice accurate pronunciation.
Master the French consonant phoneme /d/ by placing the tongue at the roof of the mouth, releasing a voiced, vibrating sound, and noting its spellings such as de.
Master the French consonant phoneme /v/ by focusing on the sound rather than spelling, practicing how to pronounce words like vegan, vole, and merci with native accuracy.
Master the French /l/ by touching the alveolar ridge with the tongue and producing la and elle, noting the sound shares the same mouth shape as English.
Master the French consonant phoneme /s/ through mouth position, front-tongue height, and air flow. Learn four spellings with examples like cinnamon and sacrebleu.
Explore the French consonant phoneme /ʃ/ through phonetic symbols, tongue placement toward the alveolar ridge, silent consonants, and spelling notes with examples from English loanwords and crescendo.
Practice as a native speaker: pronounce phrases to ask for the time in French, master letter sounds, pacing, and intonation using three-second drills and pauses to finish sentences confidently.
Master the French vowel sounds and their spellings, focusing on the ou sound, mouth positioning, and practical examples like vu, dou, qu, cool, cooker, and nasal sounds.
Master French pronunciation in practice as this lecture guides you through IPA-based dialogue corrections, demonstrates linking and word mergers, and teaches how natives pronounce common phrases under different speeds.
Master four essential liaison rules in the final, most advanced pronunciation section by reading a French text with Emma and spotting where liaisons occur, including mandatory, prohibited, and optional liaisons.
Struggling with French pronunciation?
And it leads to these problems?
You often can't understand fast french
You'd like to get a visa or residency in France but language is the biggest hurdle in your way
You feel anxious and awkward when speaking
Native french speakers regularly make confused faces when you speak
You need to pass a test but the speaking and listening parts stress you out
It increases your stress when communicating in French speakers
To remedy these issues, you usually need 3 things:
Time:
Pronunciation takes time, especially since a lot of methods out there are not efficient.
Courses with official institutions last over 20 hours.
When you factor in your obligations -work, family, life admin-, scheduling live lessons can extend the course over several months, with unguaranteed results.
2. A High Budget:
Recent studies show that French as a second language teachers are undertrained when it comes to French pronunciation.
Only 1.5% of their training time is dedicated to pronunciation & phonology (Miras & Vignes, 2021).
Talented French Pronunciation & Accent Reduction teachers are a rare find, thus expensive (1-1 courses start from several thousand dollars).
3. Customized material:
As an English speaker, you'll encounter specific struggles when acquiring French pronunciation.
Different from difficulties met by a native speaker of Spanish, or Chinese, or Arabic, etc.
That's because :
Languages, when it comes to pronunciation, are simple.
They consist of a number of sounds (phonemes). This number is very limited.
French consists of 36 sounds. English consists of 44 sounds. Spanish consists of 24. Etc.
When 2 languages share a large number of sounds: speakers from these countries can pronounce each other's words easily.
Italians can pronounce Spanish without difficulty, for instance.
Good news: French and English share a lot of the same sounds.
Bad news 1: These common sounds are often not produced by the same alphabet letters. You'll need to know the rules.
Bad news 2: Some sounds only exist in French. You'll need to learn how to make them. Physically.
To acquire French pronunciation fast, you'll also need a lot of customized examples.
Words carefully curated so that you don't waste time learning sounds that already exist in English.
English words that would boost your French progress by 10 times.
But words that you wouldn't think of.
Because that's not your job, this requires extensive knowledge of both French and English, from a field expert.
Here is an example:
How would you pronounce "chat"? "T-SHA-T" like in English?
No. Think of the English pronunciation of "Cheryl, Chicago" ... "Champagne"!
The letters "CH" in French make up the sound "SH".
"chat" (meaning "cat" in English) is pronounced "SHAH".
To sum-up, to learn French pronunciation you need:
Time, to acquire the sounds and learn the rules
A high budget, to find & learn from a professional that'll guarantee you get feedback and results
A customized course, that will fix the specific hurdles experienced by North American English speakers
3 things that most learners of French simply can't afford.
This is why I decided to create this course.
It is designed to let you master:
- the 36 sounds that make up the French language
- all the rules that'll let you read and speak French like a native
But before telling you more on how this method will work on you, so that you become a confident, native-sounding French speaker, let me introduce myself:
My name is Adrien.
I'm a native French instructor with over 12 years of experience teaching both English and French pronunciation.
I was born and raised in France, and learned to speak English at an adult age, past 22 years old.
I have lived in Australia, Japan and speak English with a hint of a French accent (especially when going back and forth between English and French in the same conversation).
Over 75 learners of all ages have acquired French pronunciation with me, using the same method that let me acquire English.
One day, after years of seeing so many American and Canadian learners of French struggling to find a program that would successfully fix their French pronunciation,
I decided to create a comprehensive, efficiency-focused, step-by-step course customized for North American English speakers.
So, how does the method work?
1. You'll learn along another English speaker
Most of the videos of this course were recorded with Emma, from Denvers, who experiences the same difficulties as you.
She'll have most of the same questions.
She will make a lot of the same mistakes as you would.
She'll get the corrections and feedback you would.
2. You'll learn from a native, bilingual accent reduction expert
I have authored several best-selling language and pronunciation courses (sold in Asia), covering both French and English.
I know English in and out: my corrections are custom-made for English speakers.
I use this experience to teach you french pronunciation in an unprecedented level of customization.
3. You'll learn the sounds and rules with a proven method for English speakers
I'm using a "magic mix" that has always gotten my students through the finish line of mastering French pronunciation:
The phonics method: you'll hear and visualize each sound through precise videos and diagrams
The verbo-tonal method: I'll engage your ears, eyes and body simultaneously.
This technique will allow you to perceive each foreign sound physically, just like a musician follows a conductor.
You'll replicate it via tailored exercises.
4. You will practice with real-life conversations
You will not practice from random words and phrases listed one after another.
Two crucial parts of pronunciation are: rhythm & intonation.
Rhythm and intonation reflect the emotions coming with words and phrases we're saying.
You'll get 17 drills consisting of French natural conversations so you can practice the intonation of:
- neutral questions
- surprised questions
- rhetorical questions
- short responses
- long-winded sentences
- exclamations
- and many more.
In short, everything that makes the language alive and fun!
5. You'll get a Live coaching class with me
After completing 50% of the course, you'll get access to a free coaching session with me.
That way:
- You'll get more interactive practice
- You'll get my feedback on your weaknesses & quick hacks to fix them
- You'll get a roadmap to keep your clean pronunciation
Learn Risk-Free
This course comes with an unconditional money-back guarantee: get natural French pronunciation within 7 days or claim your money back.
You can take a free preview of the first lecture, or join Emma and myself directly inside the course, where the step-by-step method is ready to help you reach your dream French pronunciation goal.