Pronunciation French Initial Consonants

Prononciation des consonnes initiales

French and English consonants at the beginning of a word are pronounced pretty much the same way except for a few.

I’d like to focus on words starting with PN and PS in this lesson. They are pronounced differently in French than they are in English.

1. m …. pneu …. tire
2. m/f …. pneumatique …. inflatable
3. f …. pneumonie …. pneumonia
4. m …. pseudo, pseudonyme …. username, pen name
5. m/f …. psychopathe …. psychopath
6. m/f …. psychiatre …. psychiatrist
7. f …. psychiatrie …. psychiatry
8. m/f …. psychologue …. psychologist
9. f …. psychologie …. psychology
10. f …. psyché …. psyche, tall mirror
11. f …. psychose …. psychosis
12. f …. pseudoscience …. pseudoscience

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