Best Ways to Say

French sounds are some of the most difficult sounds for English speakers to make. Sometimes we need more than one explanation to create that new sound. The “Best ways to say” section presents different ways of making some of the more complex sounds of the French language because everyone learns differently.

Eifle tower paris Variety is the key to learning, so I have usitlised a variety of sources to put together a list of the best ways to say French sounds. They are not in any order but you will often find my version first, if I have one. I will always point out the method that I used to learn a sound and I hope it’s helps you form some of these complex sounds.

If you know of a better or different way of making any of the sounds in this section, or if there are other sounds in French you are having trouble with, I’d love to hear about. Add your ideas to the comments section or you can contact me via the Contact form. Your time is always appreciated.

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French Phonetic Inventory

Every effort has been made to keep spellandsound.com jargon free but for some people, the best way to learn French phonetics is via a phonetic inventory.

Below is an image of a French phoneme inventory courtesy of The University of California, Department of Linguistics

french phonemic inventory courtesy UC

Try it!

Improve your spoken French by having a go. At the end of each page in the “Best ways to say” section, you will find a heading with “Try it!” just like this one below. This is your opportunity to try out the sounds and compare yours with our French consultant.