Tag Archives: French pronunciation
*Plus* de grammaire française (More French Grammar) Posted by Hichem on Jan 17, 2014
There is one French word that gives quite a hard time to the new learners of the language on how to properly pronounce it: It is *PLUS* Indeed, one can sometimes hear it pronounced it as “PLUSS” (with the “s” sound), and other times as “PLU” (without the “s” sound.) So, how do we tell the…
How to Pronounce *PLUS* in French Posted by Hichem on Mar 1, 2013
New French learners often get confused about how to properly pronounce some words en français. One such French word is *PLUS.* Indeed, one can sometimes hear French speakers pronounce it as “PLUSS” (with the “s“), and other times as “PLU” (without the “s.”) So, how to tell the difference? L’astuce (the trick) is actually quite easy…
How to Pronounce French Vowels Posted by Transparent Language on Oct 24, 2009
Perhaps most if not all of our readers will agree that one of the hardest things about learning and dominating the French language is pronunciation!! So, today, I’m going to try to help you out a little bit on this one with some technique talk. This is what you should do to correctly pronounce the…
French Spelling Posted by Transparent Language on May 5, 2009
Many times when speaking to others either in person (at a hotel, at the airport, at customs, etc.) or over the telephone, we have to spell out words, especially our names. So, today I’ll try to give you some help in this area. First of all, here is how you pronounce the letters in the…