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"This course is SO brilliant! I am savoring every lesson, learning those subtleties that I have, for so long, tried to understand! Phonetics and open syllabication— what a huge difference this is making, already. Merci mille fois!!!"
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Her brilliant course of 8 video and audio lessons is not only the best instruction of French pronunciation techniques I've ever found - it is the only one. I cannot recommend her course highly enough."
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We are happy to offer an END OF SPRING special: through the end of Spring, June 22, you will receive a FREE 30-minute Skype session with Geri ($40 value) with your purchase of the 8-chapter video course, Mastering French Pronunciation. You can arrange for the session at any time, either at the beginning of your study or after you have gone through all the lessons to see how you are doing. I look forward to “seeing” you soon.
"Four Letter Words" by Géraldine Lepère of Comme une Française
Géraldine Lepère of Comme une Française has boldly gone into the realm of "4-letter words" in French and guides us as to what we can say or avoid. Watch her video below. If you enjoy that then you will enjoy a conversation Géraldine and I had about French pronunciation in the video below it.
"Some French slang sounds disgusting–especially when you try to translate it literally.
They’re colourful (but mostly brown), and thrown around quite liberally in everyday situations.
Which words are we swearing with? What do they really mean? What alternatives can you use instead? Let’s find out, “bordel”!
"French pronunciation can be tough. That’s why I’m very happy to welcome Geri Metz, “The French Phonetics Fanatic,” in today’s special interview episode!
Geri is a wonderful woman, and an amazing teacher. And her actual first name is Geraldine! We’ve had a really interesting conversation about your difficulties in learning French, her ideas and experience... and the tips that will help you get a “quick win”, to get you on the journey to a flawless French pronunciation."
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Because I love you, I am offering a deep discount on my video course. For such a small investment you can feel more confident and at ease by speaking French without your English language accent.
I have created this course with love: for the French language and for Anglo-American speakers of French. No one else teaches you exactly what the French mouth does to sound that way and offers structured exercises for you to practice these new habits. I invite you to join me in this adventure. You will be so glad you did, like these students:
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"Let me say how much I am enjoying your course, and how much I appreciate the progress that I have been able to make since subscribing. I have heard you say that you have a unique teaching style, and I must agree. I have been learning French in various countries over about 15 years, and yours is the most helpful approach I have ever found. I also enjoy your enthusiasm, which is infectious!"
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"Her brilliant course of 8 video and audio lessons is not only the best instruction of French pronunciation techniques I've ever found - it is the only one. I cannot recommend her course highly enough."
“Many thanks for all the work you have put into this enjoyable and effective course that contains the tools to give me the confidence to speak French.”
"I've tried a number of programmes like Assimil, but even this was not really activating a desire to speak because no matter how much I tried to imitate the sounds it never sounded right. Your course has changed everything for me."
LE 14 JUILLET!
I wonder if any place does fireworks like the French version in Paris each year. I was pleased to get this video of the 2017 display and wanted to share it with you all. It's a half hour long, but spectacular. Enjoy!
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“JE TE DEMANDE”
Some of the “e”s in those words are going to drop in spoken French. But how to know which ones? You'll learn the secret in Lesson 4 of my video course, Mastering French Pronunciation. Here are what we explore in each of the 8 Lessons:
Lesson 1: Introduction to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) These symbols are the best way to describe a sound and all the course exercises are written in phonetic symbols, so this lesson gets everyone on the same page.
Lesson 2: The Anglo-American vs. the French mouth positions—detailed explanation of how English and French have opposite mouth positions to make their sounds and teaches how to imitate what the French do to sound French
Open Syllabication—the French habit of ending each syllable in a vowel which is also key to developing an authentic accent. These 2 topics are the heart and soul of the course.
Lesson 3: French vowels. A detailed description of each French vowel sound and specifically how and where they are made in the mouth. Since French emphasizes vowels over consonants, this lesson is foundational.
Lesson 4: Vowels continued: the mute e—one of the most interesting and challenging French sounds, teaching when it is pronounced and when it falls; and a study of the French vowels that are sometimes pronounced more open and sometimes more closed and how to make the distinction in contemporary French.
Lesson 5: A detailed description of each French consonant sound and specifically how and where they are made in the mouth; special attention to the challenging French “r”.
Lesson 6: Consonants continued: how to eliminate the breathiness that English speakers bring to certain French consonants; a detailed description of the “semi-vowels” (which could also be called “semi-consonants”) with special attention to the /j/ which English speakers often find difficult in certain contexts. (example: fauteuil)
Lesson 7: How to avoid the English habit of nasalizing all vowels and learning that the French do just the opposite. Visuals of the French and English mouth to explain the process. This is a feature that most speakers of French are totally unaware of, but it really affects the quality of your accent.
Lesson 8: A look at how the accentuation of English affects the rhythm of our sentences, and how to avoid carrying over these habits when we speak French.
THE MAGICAL CITY OF LYON
The city of Lyon has a special energy for several reasons. Perhaps the most obvious is that it is the spot where two mighty rivers merge—la confluence—of the Saône and the Rhone. It is an exciting and powerful moment when that much water flows together. The article that accompanies this blog shows a picture of this spot as well as other parts of Lyon, but there are some aspects of this lovely city that I appreciate and that the article leaves out, so I want to add a few words of my own.
Lyon has two captivating historical parts: its origins were on a hill overlooking the city when the Romans founded the city they called Lugdunum in 43 BCE. Here you can visit a large Roman theater with a capacity of 10,000 spectators! It's an inspiring site and close by is the basilica Notre Dame de Fourvière, with its décor that always reminds me of a wedding cake!
Just below the hill is my favorite part of the city, le Vieux Lyon, a whole “quartier” from the 16th century. Adding to the charm of the narrow streets and ancient buildings is the presence of pathways through buildings that join two streets. In the 16th century Lyon was the capital of silk weaving in France and the merchants would carry their wares along inner passageways to protect them from the rain. These passages are called “traboules”. There are 230 traboules in Lyon, and although many are closed to the public, in Vieux Lyon you can walk through 33 of them. Often at the end of a corridor you will open into a delightful inner courtyard with an ancient well and dwellings above where people still live in the historic buildings with their lovely Renaissance arches. It is an experience not to be missed. The longest traboule is at number 54 Rue saint-Jean. It goes through five courtyards to reach Rue du Boeuf, at number 27. So if you get the chance, don't miss Lyon.
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