Understanding the Pronunciation of the Vowel "i" in French
The French vowel "i" has two pronunciations, similar to the English sounds in "feet" and "yes." The first pronunciation involves spreading the lips and raising the tongue close to the front of the mouth, creating a high front vowel sound. The second pronunciation occurs when "i" is followed by another vowel in the same syllable, resembling the sound of "y" in English. Practice exercises and examples are provided to help improve pronunciation skills.
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I has two prounciations in French. The first pronunciation is like the ee English sound in the word feet or sheep To make the sound lips are fully spread and the blade of the tongue is raised very close to the front of the mouth. This is a high front vowel. The muscles around the mouth are tense. The upper and lower front teeth are not touching but are very close. Press the tip of the tongue hard against the lower front teeth. The first is as in English sheep and French Merci Il (he) vie (life) finir (to finish) A circumflex over the generally indicates that usually (s) has been lost over time: le(island) is not telling you how to pronounce it. Collins - Easy Learning French Pronunciation Track 10(cd)
Le son - I Les Voyelles Anglais Mot Anglais I ee feet Les mots Fran ais Vite(veet) = Quickly Ami = Friend (ah-mee) ee feet La g te (lah zheet)= (shelter) Le/les pays (luh pey-ee) Type = Kind or sort/guy/chap Y ee feet
I > Un Autre Voyelle The second pronunciation is like the Y sound in fianac . It occurs when I is followed by another vowel in the same syllable j can be slightly confusing it simply means the sound written a y in English yes. Say ia,ie,io,iu as a Y sound like yes in English ia = la fianac , d pliant(brochure) ie = bien (good), rien(nothing) l escalier(stairs) io = le camion (lorry), l avion (plane), iu = l acquarium(acquarium), aluminium
Exercise Prononcez ici here ami friend il he, it Miami Miami ski Ski, skiing le Isle, island Yves Man s name in French Vichy Name of a city in France y Y used as an adverb as in allez y
How many times in the following sentence is the oral vowel i used. Mimi a mis son bikini Miami
