PHASE 2

French Spelling & Sounds

Now that you’ve wrapped your mind — and tongue! — around French sounds, we’re going to take it up a notch by exploring the relationship between French spelling and French sounds.

Spoiler: It’s a little complicated. In French, a letter or group of letters can be pronounced maaaany different ways… including silently! 😂 Which is why this phase is so vital.

In phase two, you’ll:

Learn exactly how to pronounce every single letter of the French alphabet.
Uncover what the strange squiggles on top of French letters are (aka accent marks!), so you can pronounce words with accents correctly.
Discover how to properly pronounce vowel sounds in individual (e.g. a, e, i, o, u, y), combined (e.g. ou, eau, ai), and nasal (seen in words like “impossible”) forms.
Unlock how to confidently pronounce consonants in individual (e.g. t, r) combined (e.g. th, ch) and final forms (e.g. blanc).