How to master the French pronunciation ?

        The French pronunciation is that it's not as hard as it looks!

Yes, I assure you, because if you compare it to English, for example, well, our system is much easier.
Let me give you an example: the sound [i] in English can be pronounced differently in the word “sick” than in the word “shine”.
With us, the sound [i] is written i and has a single pronunciation, i.e. 1 sound=1 spelling.

Example: il/ lit/ rit/

So don't be discouraged by any difficulties you may encounter during your apprenticeship 

It's important to have a method for understanding our phonetic system: and that's why I'm here!

1.The first thing you need to know when learning French pronunciation is that our orthography and pronunciation are linked. 

So in French, we have sounds that have one graph: there are 14 of them. You need to know them, and they're easy to learn again if you practise.

Here at 14 simple sounds in french:

[l] like... lire

[r] like regarder

[m] like musique

[n] non

[p] parler

[b[ bonjour

[t] taxi

[d] radio

[v[vendredi

[a] ami

[o[ radio

[i]merci

[u] bus

[e] regarder

You need to know how to tell them apart, but it's not a big deal if you don't pronounce the r for example like a native French speaker. The main thing is that people understand you when, for example, you pronounce the [r] in Paris, au revoir.

To learn French pronunciation, I'd advise you to start now by drawing up a chart with the sounds in French (the 14), which you'll add to as you learn French. That's why I advise you to keep it with you or fix it to your wall or desk. 

2.Some sounds are more difficult to learn, yes, but you need to know them because they are important for understanding words. 

Let's start with accents.

They're very important, because if you can't distinguish them and pronounce them correctly, people won't be able to understand you.
Example: the word école: without an accent, the word means nothing. They need to be distinguished, recognised and learned. We have 3 accents on "e":

• é "l'accent aigu" the acute accent é is pronounced with a smiling mouth. Example: thé/café/épée/été
• ê/è: "l'accent circonflexe "and "l'accent grave": the circumflex or grave accent have the same is pronunciation.  The mouth is open and slightly rounded compared to the acute accent. Example: "mère"/"père"/"frère"

        Try practising in front of a mirror by doing the “e” (rounded mouth), then the “é” (stretched mouth          as if smiling) and finally the “è” and “ê” (open mouth).

         Then it's essential to understand that for certain sounds we have different spellings. 

          The “é” sound is written é but can also be written “er”: as in the word “étranger” (foreigner).

          The same applies to the “in” sound, which can be written as "im "in impossible, for example. You're            going to tell me, so  how do we find out? Well, you have to learn the French spelling rules.                      They're clear, and they'll help  you write the right sounds in French.
          That's why I told you that pronunciation and spelling are closely linked in French. In the last                        example,  the French spelling rule says that when we encounter the sound 'in' followed by a “b” or              a “p”, we write  the sound im.

         3.Finally, let's not forget the context. You'll need it to know which spelling to choose.
            When I write cher/chère/chair I'm not saying the same thing. Are we talking about meat or a letter              to be addressed? 

          4. The peculiarities of French

• The "e" at the end of the word (after a consonant): it is not pronounced. Example: petite/ elle est belle agréable/ française, artiste célèbre et riche. It's he consonant before the e that we'll hear.
• Final consonants not pronounced except  words ending in l/c/f/r. A technical memo tip: remember the word lucifer to remember French words with final vowels or consonants 

           Example: Regal/venu/ sec/roti/boeuf/petite/calamar/

• Mandatory French links (les liaisons). In general, words are linked together in the same sentence.  

         - Word ending with a pronounced consonant followed by a word beginning with a vowel. We make              the connection. Example: Cet après-midi.

         - Word ending with a vowel followed by a word beginning with a vowel: We don't make the                           connection. Example: lundi à midi 

          - A word ending in an unvoiced consonant followed by a word beginning with a vowel: the link is                  made.
            Ex: il est arrivé / Les enfants/ Le dernier Empereur/Mon oncle/ Si j'étais un homme
           The “d” becomes “t
           The “s”/“x” become “z
            We pronounce "t"/"n/" and "r"