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The sounds used in spoken French can almost all be found in English. There are a
couple of exceptions: nasal vowels (represented in our pronunciation guides by 'o' or
'u' followed by an almost inaudible nasal consonant sound 'm', 'n' or 'ng'), the 'funny'
u
sound ('ew' in our guides) and the deep-in-the-throat
r
. Bearing these few
points in mind and reading our pronunciation guides below as if they were English,
you'll be understood just fine.
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BASICS
Hello./Goodbye.
Bonjour./Au revoir.
bon·zhoor/o·rer·vwa
How are you?
Comment allez-vous?
ko·mon ta·lay·voo
I'm fine, thanks.
Bien, merci.
byun mair·see
Excuse me./Sorry.
Excusez-moi./Pardon.
ek·skew·zay·mwa/par·don
Yes./No.
Oui./Non.
wee/non
Please.
S'il vous plaît.
seel voo play
Thank you.
Merci.
mair·see
That's fine./You're welcome.
De rien.
der ree·en
Do you speak English?
Parlez-vous anglais?
par·lay·voo ong·glay
I don't understand.
Je ne comprends pas.
zher ner kom·pron pa
How much is this?
C'est combien?
say kom·byun
ACCOMMODATION
I'd like to book a room.
Je voudrais réserver une chambre.
zher voo·dray
ray·zair·vay ewn shom·brer
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