📺 Video lesson · vowel sounds · the French u · nasal vowels
French Vowels Made Easy 🎵
🎬 About this episode
French vowels are where the accent lives! A musical, ear-first lesson on the vowel sounds — including the famous French u that English speakers love to hate.
🔊 Key phrases for this topic
a, e, i, o, uthe five written vowels
Tu as vu la lune ?Did you see the moon? (that U sound!)
C’est un bon vin blanc.It’s a good white wine. (nasal vowels!)
J’ai été à l’école.I went to school. (é sounds)
Beau, eau, au — même son !Beau, eau, au — same sound!
🔑 The language point
- The French u (tu, lune): say “ee” and round your lips — a sound English simply doesn’t have.
- Nasal vowels (on, an, in) come out through the nose — un bon vin blanc has three of them.
- Several spellings, one sound: eau = au = o. Train your ear with the pronunciation guide.
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