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French Intonation Patterns for Questions (with some variations)
11:48
French Intonation Patterns for Questions (with some variations)
Special Cases of Denasalization with Liaison in Standard French
7:03
Special Cases of Denasalization with Liaison in Standard French
Tongue Twister no. 5 — The combinations /aj/, /ɛj/ and /œj/
5:25
Tongue Twister no. 5 — The combinations /aj/, /ɛj/ and /œj/
How to Determine Rhythmic Groups in French
13:04
How to Determine Rhythmic Groups in French
Tongue Twister no. 4 -- The combinations /uj/ and /ruj/
8:20
Tongue Twister no. 4 -- The combinations /uj/ and /ruj/
Spelling-Sound Correlations in French for Beginners
11:55
Spelling-Sound Correlations in French for Beginners
Spelling-sound correlations for ay in French
7:57
Spelling-sound correlations for ay in French
Ballet words and expressions
3:49
Ballet words and expressions
Tongue Twister no. 3 -- Two unvoiced fricatives: /s/ and /ʃ/
5:04
Tongue Twister no. 3 -- Two unvoiced fricatives: /s/ and /ʃ/
Tongue Twister no. 2 -- -er in word-final position
6:39
Tongue Twister no. 2 -- -er in word-final position
Tongue Twister no. 1 -- The French /r/
4:44
Tongue Twister no. 1 -- The French /r/
FrenchSounds LLC Introductory Video (2014)
1:11
FrenchSounds LLC Introductory Video (2014)
Difficult Sentence With Several /r/ Sounds and Three Nasal Vowels
8:42
Difficult Sentence With Several /r/ Sounds and Three Nasal Vowels
International Phonetic Alphabet for French (traditional pronunciation)
5:27
International Phonetic Alphabet for French (traditional pronunciation)
The French vowels /o/ and /ɔ/
9:34
The French vowels /o/ and /ɔ/
Pronunciation of the French /r/ with /t/, /d/, /k/, /g/
9:20
Pronunciation of the French /r/ with /t/, /d/, /k/, /g/
Pronunciation of the French nasal consonant /ɲ/
5:50
Pronunciation of the French nasal consonant /ɲ/
Pronunciation of the French sound cluster /sjɔ̃/
4:21
Pronunciation of the French sound cluster /sjɔ̃/
Pronouncing the French / r / with all the vowels
8:13
Pronouncing the French / r / with all the vowels
Pronunciation of the vowels / ø / and / ə / in Standard French
6:32
Pronunciation of the vowels / ø / and / ə / in Standard French
Spelling-sound correlations for accented vowels in French
5:35
Spelling-sound correlations for accented vowels in French
Spelling-sound correlations for / ɔ̃ /
5:26
Spelling-sound correlations for / ɔ̃ /
Pronouncing the French nasal vowel spelled un or um
2:59
Pronouncing the French nasal vowel spelled un or um
French consonant clusters: occlusives + / l /
7:13
French consonant clusters: occlusives + / l /
Les niveaux de langue—question avec mot interrogatif
1:59
Les niveaux de langue—question avec mot interrogatif
Spelling-sound correlations for / ɛ̃ /
9:47
Spelling-sound correlations for / ɛ̃ /
Spelling-sound correlations for the nasal vowel / ɑ̃ / , with exceptions
7:12
Spelling-sound correlations for the nasal vowel / ɑ̃ / , with exceptions
The French vowels /y/ and /u/ with explanations in English
5:33
The French vowels /y/ and /u/ with explanations in English
Pronunciation of three types of stem-changing verbs with the consonant / ᴣ /
6:23
Pronunciation of three types of stem-changing verbs with the consonant / ᴣ /
Pronunciation of three French nasal vowels
5:59
Pronunciation of three French nasal vowels