Everything you need to know about the French cedilla
A cedilla (cédille in French) is a small hook that goes beneath a letter. In some languages, a cedilla can be used with several letters, but in French, the cedilla is…
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Train your ear and mouth with guides to French sounds, accents, liaison, audio resources, and pronunciation traps.
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É, È, Ê, Ë: What French E Accents Mean and How to Type Them
French uses four accents on the letter e: é (accent aigu, sounds like the "ay" in "day"), è (accent grave, like the "e" in "bet"), ê (accent circonflexe, also like "be…
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How to Type and Pronounce French Accents
French accents are sneaky creatures. They wait in the dark, looking for an innocent letter to jump onto and transform. But what do they want exactly? I mean, sure, the…
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Where do people speak French – and what do they sound like?
“Regarde cette vidéo!” (Watch this video!) a friend from Quebec told me, holding up her phone. “Tu vas rire!” (You’re going to laugh!) But I didn’t laugh. I didn’t und…
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French Audio Dictionaries Put to the Test: Which One Should You Use?
When you learn a new French word, it’s tempting to read it before you hear it pronounced. Unfortunately, most French words sound nothing like the way they are written…
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Plus: When Should You Pronounce the Final "s"?
Could a language have a sentence meaning both “I want more” and I want less”? Yup, the French language. Confusing, isn’t it? Luckily, you don’t need to learn grammar r…
