{"id":141,"date":"2009-10-24T15:41:43","date_gmt":"2009-10-24T19:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=139"},"modified":"2009-10-24T15:41:43","modified_gmt":"2009-10-24T19:41:43","slug":"how-to-pronounce-french-vowels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/how-to-pronounce-french-vowels\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Pronounce French Vowels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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!!\u00a0 So, today, I&#8217;m going to try to help you out a little bit on this one with some technique talk.\u00a0 This is what you should do to correctly pronounce the vowels:<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"487\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"115\" valign=\"top\">VOWEL<\/td>\n<td width=\"144\" valign=\"top\">WHERE IS   YOUR TONGUE?<\/td>\n<td width=\"228\" valign=\"top\">WHAT IS   YOUR MOUTH DOING?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"115\" valign=\"top\">[i]<br \/>\nas in<em> jol<strong>i<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\" valign=\"top\">very far   in front<\/td>\n<td width=\"228\" valign=\"top\">smiley,   almost closed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"115\" valign=\"top\">[y]<br \/>\nas in <em>sal<strong>u<\/strong>t<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\" valign=\"top\">very far   back<\/td>\n<td width=\"228\" valign=\"top\">almost   closed and rounded<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"115\" valign=\"top\">[e]<br \/>\nas in <strong><em>\u00e9<\/em><\/strong><em>tude<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\" valign=\"top\">in front<\/td>\n<td width=\"228\" valign=\"top\">a little   open<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"115\" valign=\"top\">[\u03b5\u00a0]<br \/>\nas in <em>f<strong>ai<\/strong>re<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\" valign=\"top\">in front<\/td>\n<td width=\"228\" valign=\"top\">open<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"115\" valign=\"top\">[a]<br \/>\nas in <em>l<strong>a<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\" valign=\"top\">in front<\/td>\n<td width=\"228\" valign=\"top\">very open<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"115\" valign=\"top\">[\u0259]<br \/>\nas in l<strong>e<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\" valign=\"top\">in front<\/td>\n<td width=\"228\" valign=\"top\">a little   open<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"115\" valign=\"top\">[\u0153]<br \/>\nas in <em>n<strong>eu<\/strong>f<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\" valign=\"top\">in front<\/td>\n<td width=\"228\" valign=\"top\">open and   rounded<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"115\" valign=\"top\">[\u00d8]<br \/>\nas in <em>bl<strong>eu<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\" valign=\"top\">very far   back<\/td>\n<td width=\"228\" valign=\"top\">a little   open and rounded<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"115\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/french.about.com\/library\/graphics\/ipa-uh.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nas in <em>p<strong>o<\/strong>mme<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\" valign=\"top\">a little   back<\/td>\n<td width=\"228\" valign=\"top\">open and   rounded<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"115\" valign=\"top\">[o]<br \/>\nas in <em>m<strong>o<\/strong>t<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\" valign=\"top\">in back<\/td>\n<td width=\"228\" valign=\"top\">open and   very rounded<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"115\" valign=\"top\">[u]<br \/>\nas in <em>j<strong>ou<\/strong>r<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\" valign=\"top\">a little   back<\/td>\n<td width=\"228\" valign=\"top\">a little   open and very rounded<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"115\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/french.about.com\/library\/graphics\/ipa-ehnasal.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nas in <em>v<strong>in<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\" valign=\"top\">in front<br \/>\n*remember this one is nasal as if you have a cold<\/td>\n<td width=\"228\" valign=\"top\">open and smiley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"115\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/french.about.com\/library\/graphics\/ipa-aanasal.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nas in <em>d<strong>an<\/strong>s<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\" valign=\"top\">a little   back<br \/>\n*remember this one is nasal as if you have a cold<\/td>\n<td width=\"228\" valign=\"top\">very open   and rounded<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"115\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/french.about.com\/library\/graphics\/ipa-uhnasal.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nas in <em>p<strong>on<\/strong>t<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"144\" valign=\"top\">in back<br \/>\n*remember this one is nasal as if you have a cold<\/td>\n<td width=\"228\" valign=\"top\">a little   open and really rounded<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Practice them in front of a mirror&#8230;I know, I know&#8230;it&#8217;s not that easy!\u00a0 But, the important thing is to have fun when you&#8217;re learning and believe me this makes for some 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