calmposeidon

[bright citrus]

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[crisp gate]

hey, I would recommend checking Forvo for pronunciation, you can find voice recordings for individual words there.
Youglish and Wiktionary are good alternatives as well

couple things to note:

• French has many more key vowel sounds compared to English. A lot of people actually don't even realize some sounds are supposed to be different
• individual words don't tell the whole story. Some elements like liaison can change the pronunciation of the sentence when you put words together
• Prosody works differently in French as well, with no stress on words

[fluid hare]

Highly appreciate this. For me it's a little difficult. I need the correction if I don't quite get the pronouciation. 🙂

[crisp gate]

feel free to send recordings in #prononciation and ask for feedback!

[fluid hare]

Thank you for the suggestion! While sending in a recording is a helpful option for some, I personally find it very difficult to learn that way. Since my French foundation is so weak, I really need that one-on-one, conversation to correct my mistakes in real-time. I'm hoping to find someone willing to spare a little time for a quick chat so I can get that direct feedback. Thank you for understanding!