If you're putting in a lot of time, effort and money to learn French, chances are that you also want to be able to SOUND it properly. If your pronunciation is poor, French people will struggle to understand you. Worse, they may understand something else - something potentially very embarrassing! To sound like a native speaker, You need to be able to hear and say every sound of the French language. Some of these sounds will be easy because they already exist in your language. Some will be different (U, R and the nasals are typical examples) You must learn how to choose the right … Read More →
FYW 169 : French pronunciation (2) – How to pronounce the letter “E” when it has an accent over it?
This is the second episode to help you with your French reading and French pronunciation and celebrate the upcoming launch of my online course, "How to sound like a native French speaker", coming out next week! Stay tuned as there will be a special, limited offer! Get updates about my upcoming course: www.frenchyourway.com.au/course Last week’s episode: "How to know when the letter "S" is pronounced [s] or [z]?": www.frenchyourway.com.au/podcast168 This time I'm answering a question from Tanya who would like to know how to pronounce the letter "E" when it has an accent over … Read More →
FYW 168 : French pronunciation (1) – How to know when the letter “S” is pronounced [s] or [z]
I'm really excited to start a short series of episodes dedicated to French pronunciation to mark the achievement of over 2 years of creating, testing and refining the online course that I’ve been working really hard on for you! "How to sound like a native French speaker - Everything you need to know about French pronunciation and intonation" will officially open on May 9th, 2018. Save the date because it will come with a special and limited offer! I'll also do a live session on Saturday May 19th, at 1.30pm (Melbourne Australia time). You can send me your questions about French … Read More →
FYW 126 : Questions in French (Part 4) – rising or falling intonation?
This episode is the fourth and last part of a series about asking questions in French. If you ever travel to France and engage in any interaction with a native French speaker, you'll definitely need to ask them questions in French! In order to give you the confidence to do so, this episode will focus on the intonation. You may have learnt that the intonation falls in statements and rises in questions but this is actually inaccurate. I'm going to give you the whole rule - that should make sense to you! Don't hesitate to give me your feedback in the comment section for the episode: … Read More →