Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes
Learn French pronunciation focusing on key sounds like M in "Monde," CH in "Cheval," and GN in "Montagne." Understand liaison rules and when to pronounce or mute consonants, essential for clear speaking.
- Final consonants are generally not pronounced.
- In French, we make a liaison between words. This means linking the last letter of one word to the first letter of the next word.
| M /m/ | Monde (Monde) | N /n/ | Nature (Nature) |
| CH /ʃ/ | Cheval (Cheavl) | C ou S ou Ç /s/ | Cinéma, souris, garçon (Cinema, source, boy) |
| GN /ɲ/ | Montagne (Mountagne) | C ou K ou Q /k/ | Camion, ski, coq (Truck, ski, rooster) |
| G ou J /ʒ/ | Girafe, jeu (Giraffe, joy) | H (muet) | Haricot (Haricot) |
| G /g/ | Guerre (War) | EAU ou AU ou O /o/ | Haut, eau, moto (High, water, motorbike) |
| OI /wa/ | Oiseau (Bird) | EU /ø/ | Cheveu (Cheveu) |
| OU /u/ | Hibou (Owl) | UN ou UM /œ̃/ | Brun, parfum (Brun, parfum) |
| AN ou EN ou EM ou AM /ɑ̃/ | Enfant, chambre, emporter (Child, room, take) | AIL ou EIL ou LL /aj/ | Travail, réveil, grille (Work, awakening, grilled) |
| ON ou OM /ɔ̃/ | Rond, tomber (Rond, tomber) | ER ou EZ ou É /e/ | Manger, nez, musée (Manger, nez, musée) |
| AI ou ET ou Ê ou È /ɛ/ | Vrai, complet, être, chèque (True, complete, être, chèque) | B /b/ | Bien (Well) |
Exceptions!
- We do not make the liaison between the subject and the verb, with the word et, and with an aspirated "h".
Exercise 1: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Comment tu ___ ?
(What is your ___?)2. Je ___ Marie.
(I ___ Marie.)3. Mon nom ___ Dupont.
(My name ___ Dupont.)4. Le garçon ___ Paul.
(The boy ___ Paul.)5. La fille ___ son prénom.
(The girl ___ her first name.)6. Je me ___, je suis Jean.
(I ___ myself, I am Jean.)
