Read & Speak French: Sounds & Letter Combinations

Name: Read & Speak French: Sounds & Letter Combinations
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Pronounce the French Language Properly in International Standard Canadian French

Last updated 1/2022

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What you'll learn

4 sections • 19 lectures • 3h 21m total length

French Alphabet10:27
Master the French alphabet and pronunciation by learning how to produce each sound and the letter combinations that create them, using IPA symbols.

Welcome to Level 11:16
Begin level one of read and speak French by learning how to spell with the alphabet, and watch all videos in order to review and prepare for the final quiz.
Accents and Punctuation12:32
Master French spelling by using the alphabet, accents, and punctuation. Practice spelling names, addresses, and emails with correct accent marks and IPA cues for clear pronunciation.
Vowels8:23
Explore French vowel sounds and their IPA symbols, covering the five vowels a, e, i, o, u, their spellings, and silent final letters with grapheme-based reading of short words.
Consonants15:13
Explore how French consonants form distinct sounds and letter combinations, with guided practice on pronunciation, spelling cues, ipa symbols, and mouth-position tips to read and speak with a natural accent.
Practice12:56
practice reading French words and pronouncing consonant and vowel sounds, with silent letters and letter combinations, through repeat-and-hear exercises and corrective feedback.
Consonant Combinations10:04
Master French consonant combinations, including ash and silent final consonants, and practice with example words to improve pronunciation.
Level 1 Quiz

Welcome to Level 20:48
Master all French sounds through daily note review and extensive practice, preparing you for level three's more complex essentials as you navigate level two.
Vowel Combinations14:17
Learn French vowel combinations and IPA pronunciation through practical examples and digraphs, including end-of-word sounds, consonant clusters, and common spelling patterns.
Practice14:25
Practice decoding French sounds and letter combinations using phoneme and grapheme concepts, read IP symbols, and check pronunciation with guided examples.
Nasal Sounds10:40
Learn how French nasal sounds use nasal vowels with m or n, absorbing the sound and producing no consonant. Practice with articulation and example words to master the nasal quality.
Practice8:05
Practice at home to improve your French sounds and letter combinations, even if you feel self-conscious, and experiment with mouth movements by writing IPA symbols and pronouncing words.
Semivowels14:10
Master semivowels in read & speak French, covering how two vowel sounds merge into one syllable and the thirty-six French sounds with notes on regional variation.
Level 2 Quiz

Welcome to Level 30:53
Move into level 3 of read and speak French, mastering sounds and rules in tougher situations. Practice daily and review notes to read any French sentence and sound beautifully French.
Basic Sentences9:41
Explore French sounds and letter combinations using IPA symbols, with guided pronunciation and sentence reading. Pause to write and identify each sound, then read aloud to master pronunciation.
15 French Facts14:08
Explore practical tricks to improve French pronunciation, including distinguishing voiceless and voiced consonants by feeling throat vibration. Master vowels like e and understand vowel coalescence and nasal sounds.
Syllables14:15
Explore French syllables by examining masculine and feminine endings, pronunciation shifts, nasal sounds, silent final consonants, and open versus closed vowel patterns, with liaison upcoming.
Liaisons13:49
Explore how French liaison links a silent ending consonant to the next word starting with a vowel or h, forming fluid sounds and nasal carryover, with six obligatory cases.
Level 3 Quiz
Advanced Reading15:41
Practice advanced reading of French lyrics to improve pronunciation and listening comprehension by analyzing long, rhythmic sentences from diverse songs and reading the lyrics aloud.

No French experience necessary although more advanced students will benefit greatly from it by building a strong foundation and will be able to speak French with confidence.

French Sounds Beautiful And So Can You!

Learning a new language is intimidating. I get you!

You know you want to speak French but you just don’t know where to begin.

And what if people don't understand your accent or you can't get the pronunciation right?

And of course, you don’t want to be wasting your valuable time trying to learn French the wrong way!

You need your very own program, showing you how to speak properly, step by step. This is really what works well when learning a language.

Remember, at the end of the day, it's about having conversations and learning French the right way so you are not afraid to speak to people.

How to have the right accent?

Simple! First, by learning all the French sounds. Then, by learning letter combinations and the sounds that they make.

But I hear you: you need an easy way because the French accent is difficult.

That’s what I am here for!

In this course, we will combine word decoding and phonetics so you can have that really great French accent.

Would you like to...

Travel to a French city and tell the taxi driver where you're going, with a French Accent?
Speak to new people and exchange names, emails, addresses?
Go to a restaurant and read unfamiliar words on the menu?
Sound like a native, make that perfect French "U" sound, or even that scary "R" sound?
Know how to do those weird (oh yes!) nasal sounds?
Know the most important French Liaisons so you don't sound like a beginner?
Recognize masculine and feminine words?
Just be more confident?

These are a few of the reasons why I made "Read & Speak".
- So you can learn the French accent, in the comfort and privacy of your own home. (Trust me, everyone prefers to practice that "funny R sound" when no one is listening!)
- Step by step, with easy and short videos, you will learn individually all of the 36 French sounds.
- You will become familiar with all the French Letter Combinations. Doing that, reading will become so much easier and those Silent Letters won't be such a mystery anymore.
- By learning how to associate the letters to the sounds, you will soon master the French Code and you will pronounce everything correctly and beautifully.