LESSON NOTES

Ultimate French Pronunciation

Guide S1 #7
New Consonants

CONTENTS
2 Vocabulary
2 Sample Sentences
2 Grammar

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VOCABULARY

Fr e nc h English C lass Ge nde r

puy volcanic mountain noun

agneaux lamb noun masculine

montagne mountain noun feminine

campagne countryside noun feminine

roue wheel noun

rester to stay, to be left verb

riz rice noun masculine

huit eight noun masculine

SAMPLE SENTENCES

J 'aime la plage, cependant , j'aime Elle ne r est e jamais longt emps au

aussi la mont agne. mme endr oit .

"I like the beach, however, I also "She never stays long at the same
like the mountain." place."

Il r est e seulement un pet it nombr e Nous sommes r est s t out e la

de t icket s pour le mat ch. jour ne au lac.

"T here are only a small number of "We stayed all day at the lake."
tickets left for the match."

Il est huit heur es, c'est l'heur e de par t ir au t r avail.

"It is eight o'clock; it is time to go to work."

GRAMMAR

T he Focus of T his Lesson Is New Consonant s

In this lesson you will learn new consonants that do not appear in English.

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Consonant

This is an occlusive or blocked consonant and we produce this consonant sound by

blocking the air though the mouth and pharynx with a sudden release.

Fr ench Phonet ic French Keyword Similar t o English Other French

Symbol Grapheme (in red)

[] vigne knee manire

("vineyard") ("way")

Consonant R

This is a vibrant consonant. We produce this consonant by one or various vibrations we

cause by building up pressured air in one of our mouth organs (the tip of the tongue, uvula,
etc.) that we suddenly release.

[R] roue beurre

("wheel") ("butter")

The French /r/ is a fricative produced when air "rubs" against the back of the throat. The
result is a sound similar to a light clearing of the throat.

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