French Simplified with James & John

To give tips on the French "r", we play a little game List of words pronounced in this episode: In the middle problème trois être boulangerie boucherie poissonnerie pâtisserie première conversation promener pharmacie At the end hier jour bonjour amour culture nature quatre septembre venir octobre boulangerie pâtisserie futur finir At the start réponse riche rare rêver robe rouge relation radio Multiple R’s rare rire rural reporter rencontrer retrouver restaurant revenir regarder rourou itinéraire partir répondre regret

To understand pronunciation in french you have to first understand the different sounds sounds. tion pronounced sion (formation, prononcation) oi sounds like wa ( moi, toi, soi) ill - takes a y sound ( fille, famille) en is nasal (encourager, entendre) in : if the letter that comes after is a consonant in becomes nasal else it is pronounced normally

We elaborate on the importance of formality inn French specifically with Tu and Vous. It is important too understand this early on Je - I Tu - you (informal) Il/Elle - he/she Nous -we Vous - yiu {formal) Ils/Elles - they I gave it to you - Je te le donne

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