Pronouncing words like fauteuil and cueillir often cause headaches for French students as they try to find the sounds that go with these unusual grouping of vowels. Included among these are taille, and pareil.
Not only are we going to reveal to you the correct sounds for these words, we’ll show you how to spell them as well.
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The audio lounge is designed to be a safe place for you to record your own attempts at French words and sounds. Take the time to listen to our audio files spoken by our French Consultant and record your version.
Play the two sounds next to each other to fine tune your French pronunciation.
Access our audio files by using the media player provided or click the underlined words, letters or symbols.
Follow the simple instructions on the recorder and stop when your ready. Hear your recording using the “listen” button and record another by clicking the “retry” button. Save sounds before you hit “retry”. We have some tips to enable the recorder if your having trouble making a recording.
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