Tongue twisters are a handy and funny way to practise and improve your pronunciation of French. They help you practise tricky phonemes and words. They also help you with intonation. Saying tongue-twisters can augment your confidence and prove to yourself that you can speak fluently.
The French word for tongue twisters is virelangues. If you translate this literally, it means ‘turn of the tongue.’. Tongue twisters are a great way to put your pronunciation to test for both beginners and native speakers.
We've selected a list of the most popular French tongue twisters. Read the tongue twisters out loud. First slowly, so you understand what you are saying. Then try saying it faster without hesitation. Then faster still - as fast as you can!
Can you pronounce them without hesitation?
The different words in this French tongue twister (vert, ver, and vers) are all pronounced the same way:
It's not easy to pronounce the r correctly. These tongue twisters can help you practice:
Nasal sounds don’t exist in English, that’s why it's important to practice tongue twisters with nasal sounds as much as possible:
Tongue twisters are a good exercise to improve your pronunciation. But you will probably notice that some exercises are more challenging than others. Identify your challenges and practise on them as much as possible, because those are the French sounds that are the most difficult for you personally.
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