You need to master this to avoid telling people that they have a ‘beautiful bum’ instead! One of the most commonly said words in French, but the ‘coup’ sound at the end is tricky. It looks like the English name Roy, but sadly the pronunciation is more complicated than that! Ensure you get the French ‘r’ sound correct at the beginning of the word. We never said the French language was easy either… Funnily enough, ‘walk’ is almost pronounced as ‘work’ looks like it should be! We never said the English language was easy. Not to be confused with the newly coined ‘hangry’ which means you’re angry because you‘re hungry! These words are easily mixed up but as long as you pronounce the ‘h’ in hungry, you should make yourself clear which emotion you are referring to.Īgain, two sinple words that are often confused because of a very similar pronunciation. It must be something to do with the ‘ps” sound at the end. Yes the humble British sandwich sidekick isn’t easy for French speakers to wrap their tongues round either. Such a seemingly simple word, but French speakers struggle with the ‘th’ in the middle of the word, along with the ‘es’ and often pronounce it more like “clos-is”. Is a tricky one with the confusing ‘w’ and extra ‘e’ to throw French speakers off the pronunciation scent!Ī word that is equally as difficult for French speakers to say in English and English speakers to say in French (see below).Īnother English word that is not pronounced anything like it’s written… The ‘th’ sound doesn’t exist in French, and how could you know that ‘ough’ is pronounced differently in both words!įrench people can’t help pronouncing this word the same as a female dog, much to most English people’s amusement!Īctually pronounced as written, but still a bit of a mouthful for French speakers! Thorough and Through “fuh-ruh” and “froo” Read on to learn more English words the French can’t pronounce and also French words the English can’t pronounce. Did you know the French can’t say ‘hedge-hog’ and the English struggle with ‘roi’.
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