PHASE 3

French Prosody

Next up, let’s get you speaking French more clearly, fluidly, and effortlessly. And your secret key to unlock greater pronunciation confidence is French prosody.

Never heard of prosody before? Don’t panic – it’s easy once you learn the basics! Prosody is essentially the lyrical poetry of a language. It’s the melody and rhythm behind the words and it forms the missing link for feeling and sounding more natural with your spoken French.

In phase three, you’ll:

Learn what a French liaison is (Hint: it’s not a secret rendez-vous! 😉 A French liaison is when two words are linked together in speech and spoken form) and when you should – and shouldn’t – use a liaison, so your spoken French is crystal clear to French speakers.
Discover which French words are spoken and written with an elision – aka the written removal of the final vowel of a word before a word starting with another vowel (don’t worry, I’ll show you it’s way less complex than you might think!) - and how to confidently pronounce elisions to improve your mastery of the melody of French.
Uncover which French words you should stress (but not stress over!) and where you should place the stress phonetically to sound more natural when speaking French.
Understand how to properly pitch your phrases with intonation so that the meaning of your spoken French is more easily understood.