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🅿 Le son [u] – The sound [u]

Le son [u] en français


The [u] sound in French

The [u] sound in French

A1

Pronunciation

minutes

Écrit par / Written by: Anthony Lucas

Dernière révision / Last update: 21 March 2024

The [u] sound in French is one of the most challenging sounds for English speakers (and not only!). Mastering it usually takes a fair amount of practice.

The [u] sound appears exclusively with the vowel u, sometimes preceded by an h or an e.


The letter u can have a circumflex accent (û) or an umlaut (ü), which do not change the [u] sound.

Le son [u] avec la lettre U – The [u] sound with the letter U

🇫🇷 French🇬🇧 English
utiliserto use
bien sûrof course
perdulost
aigüesharp

Le son [u] avec les lettres EU – The [u] sound with the letters EU

🇫🇷 French🇬🇧 English
euhad

Le son [u] avec les lettres HU – The [u] sound with the letters HU

🇫🇷 French🇬🇧 English
huerto boo
huiteight
exhumerto exhume

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The [u] sound in French is not difficult to identify when reading. However, it is likely to take some effort to pronounce.
Don’t give up! You have your whole life to improve 😉

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