How to pronounce every word in the French language

Discover how to pronounce the au and eu combinations in French with a single shared sound, the u as aw, and eu following the same pattern.

Explore ai and ei pronunciations using the AEI and EAI graphs, distinguishing the A.I. sound from other e sounds. See Ben as an example, linked to punishment or sorrow.

Master the French nasal vowels an, am, en, em by exploring when they are nasal, with champagne and examination as examples. Apply end-of-word and followed-by-consonant rules with exam and phlegm.

Explore how to pronounce the French letter combinations im, in, en, ain, aim, yn, ym and how context before vowels or consonants affects pronunciation, with practical examples.

Learn how to pronounce the French 'on' and 'om' in different contexts, choosing between 'on' and 'o' when followed by a consonant, vowel, or at word end, with examples.

Learn how to pronounce un and um in French, with context-based rules: un before consonants (except n) or vowels/n; um before consonants (except m) or vowels/n.

Describe how to pronounce ill, ail, eil, ouill, and euil in French, with example words and notes on variations that affect pronunciation accuracy.

Explore the pronunciation of il and yll in French: il is typically pronounced like L, with rare exceptions, and yll is always ill, with exile and jaunty as examples.

Explore how the qu combination in French is always pronounced, with the first word for what, the second for quarter or neighborhood, and coffee as simple examples.

Explore how gm is almost always pronounced 'new' in French, with some exceptions (e.g., stagnant, none), and that ing is pronounced 'in'; practice with examples.

Learn to pronounce j, g, and ch in French. j has one sound; g varies before a, o, u versus e, i, y; ch is short or ish, with exceptions.

Learn how to pronounce ou and oi in French and how IPA notes affect pronunciation, building a complete resource for pronouncing everything in French.

explains double c pronunciation before a, o, u as k and before e, i as s; outlines X pronunciations in prefixes and suffixes with examples.

Master the elision rule in French pronunciation: when a word ends with a non-silent vowel and the next begins with a vowel or silent h, merge with an apostrophe.

Learn how French liaison links two words with a silent consonant when the next word begins with a vowel or silent h, covering obligatory, optional, and forbidden cases.

Identify silent endings in French pronunciation and learn which endings should never be pronounced at the end of a word, including the third-person plural rule.

Learn that final consonants in French are silent except for L, C, F, or R, memorized by the 'lucy fare' mnemonic; see cognac and fer as examples and note exceptions.

Identify when to use the muted s and loud s in French, apply rules for s, c, ç, and t, and note liaison patterns.

Explore the silent e (e muet) in middle syllables, learn which combinations are affected, and note that only the letter before the e is pronounced while end-of-word e is silent.

Explore the two French h's: the silent h, not pronounced but affecting surrounding pronunciation and treating h as a vowel; the aspirated h, unpronounced yet altering the phrase.

Explore how French accents modify pronunciation without signaling emphasis, focusing on the acute accent, grave accent, and circle flex marks, and how they change vowels like e, a, and u.

Explore the pronunciation of the French letter e without an accent, its three sounds, and rules for open e and ay before double consonants, with examples like explain and massage.

Master the alphabet through letter-by-letter pronunciation for french words, focusing on f, g, x, z and other letters like r, b, c, j, e, n, q, s, u, v.

Master the numbers in French with accurate pronunciation, from basic counts to million, using practical cues and examples from the numbers lecture.