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Read the explanation here, then say the sentences and see which sounds you are missing.
Most apps that promise pronunciation feedback only check whether a recogniser understood your words. Four levels of scoring, five probes that tell you which one you are paying for, and the five French sounds to test any app with....
The French word plus has three pronunciations, and one of them reverses its meaning. Learn the one rule that picks between them, then drill 12 sentences out loud and get scored on each....
Every room and every object in a French home — with genders, the false friends that change your meaning, the chambre/pièce mistake that makes you sound like a tourist, and the eight house words English speakers mispronounce....
Fear of speaking French is usually not shyness — it is never having heard your French confirmed as right. Four kinds of fear, a 15-minute private practice loop, 10 starter sentences and a readiness self-test....
EU is two French vowels wearing one spelling — closed /ø/ in deux and open /œ/ in peur. The rule that picks between them, the mouth position for each, the œu and ue spellings, and 20 pairs to drill....
Thirty French emotion words with IPA, the nine whose sound changes in the feminine, etre vs avoir feelings, the register ladder, and four faux-amis that get learners in trouble....
They nod, pause, then answer a question you did not ask — or switch to English. Six sounds cause most of it, and each one is a contrast English never built into your mouth. Here is what each failure sounds like from their side, and the sentence to say out loud to test it....
Twelve French tongue twisters (virelangues) ranked from warm-up to archiduchesse, each with IPA, a translation and the one sound it trains. Say them out loud, get scored, and aim for 90%....
The French you need for the classroom and the office — people, subjects, supplies, exams, jobs and meetings — with genders, the false friends that change your meaning, and the eight work words English speakers mispronounce....
Recording yourself is the cheapest French diagnostic there is — but your own ear can only grade half of what it captures. Here is the honest split, a 5-minute routine, and five sentences to record....
Monsieur has no "mon", merci beaucoup can come out as "thanks, nice backside", and bonjour has no n. The 10 French politeness phrases English speakers mispronounce most, drilled and scored....
Simply French listens to you say each sentence and scores it word by word, so you can hear the difference you have just read about — and fix it while it is still fresh.
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