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- 2026-10-02 · Listening TipsourcedEnglish Links Words Like French Does (But Differently)
French glides words together in its own elegant way — English does too, just with different rules worth tuning your ear to.
- 2026-10-01 · Sound SpotlightconsensusMeet English's Favorite Lazy Vowel
French vowels like to stay crisp everywhere, but English loves to soften unstressed ones into a quick 'uh.'
- 2026-09-30 · Common MistakesourcedCommands Need More Punch Than French Gives Them
French and English both use pitch for commands, but English pushes the emphasis further and sharper than French speakers often realize.
- 2026-09-29 · Common MistakeconsensusDon't Let Final Consonants Lose Their Voice
French often quiets down consonants at the end of a phrase, but English needs certain final consonants to stay fully voiced, no matter what.
- 2026-09-28 · Sound SpotlightgeneratedSing Isn't Sin: The Nasal Sound at the Back of Your Mouth
French nasalizes vowels, but English has a separate nasal consonant at the very back of the mouth that changes a word's ending entirely — think 'sing' versus 'sin.'
- 2026-09-27 · Sound SpotlightconsensusJob or Zhob? Two Sounds French Mixes Up
French has the soft 'zh' sound, but English also needs a harder, related sound at the start of words like 'job.'
- 2026-09-26 · Sound SpotlightgeneratedThink Isn't Sink or Zink: French's Missing TH
French has no equivalent of English th, so s, z, or sometimes d step in as stand-ins — here's how to make room for the real sound.
- 2026-09-25 · Common MistakegeneratedDon't Drop That Final Letter
French often lets word-final consonants stay silent — English usually wants you to say every one out loud.
- 2026-09-24 · Sound SpotlightgeneratedDon't Let Your Nose Sneak Into English Vowels
French nasal vowels are a beautiful, distinct part of your language — but they can quietly leak into English words like 'man' or 'bank' where they don't belong.
- 2026-09-23 · Fun FactsourcedSome Advanced Learners Still Keep a French Beat
Here's a surprising finding: even advanced French learners of English often keep their rhythm smoother and more even than native speakers do.
- 2026-09-22 · Mindset & MotivationsourcedFrench Learners: Your English Beat Gets Better With Time
Research on French speakers learning English shows rhythm keeps improving with practice — sometimes even surpassing what you'd expect.
- 2026-09-21 · Sound SpotlightconsensusBeat or Bit? French Vowels Don't Split This Way
French doesn't distinguish these two vowels the way English does - and the mix-up changes real words.
- 2026-09-20 · Sound SpotlightconsensusBring Your R Forward
French R comes from the back of your throat — American English R comes from the middle of your mouth, with no throat friction at all.
- 2026-09-19 · Pronunciation HackconsensusEnglish Doesn't Always Stress the Last Syllable
French almost always puts the emphasis near the end of a word or phrase — English jumps around, and that unpredictability trips up a lot of learners.
- 2026-09-18 · Common MistakeconsensusDon't Be Shy About the H
French doesn't pronounce a true h sound, so English words starting with h can quietly lose their first letter without you noticing.
- 2026-09-17 · Sound SpotlightsourcedThe Hidden Vowel Inside English L
French L stays crisp and forward everywhere, but English L at the end of a syllable hides an extra vowel-like quality that French speakers often skip.