This is the fourth and final list of the most tricky French words to pronounce.
We asked our Facebook followers what they think is the French word that trips them up every time, and we were able to round up a list of 120 words which were broken down into a series of four articles.
So today, let’s look at the remaining 30 words in the list. Make sure to practice with the audio I recorded! 🙂
| Rappeler | to remember, to recall | (0:01 min) |
| Ratatouille | a traditional stewed vegetable dish from Provence | (0:13 min) |
| Regarder | to look at | (0:26 min) |
| Regret | regret, same as in English | (0:38 min) |
| Reims | A city in France | (0:49 min) |
| RER | Réseau Express Régional; the train service in Paris and its suburbs | (1:01 min) |
| Restaurant | Same as in English | (1:14 min) |
| Robe rouge | Red dress | (1:27 min) |
| Roi | King | (1:35 min) |
| Stade Roland Garros | a stadium in Paris; a popular tennis venue | (1:50 min) |
| Rouen | A city in the northern French region Haute-Normandie | (2:06 min) |
| Rouillée | rusty | (2:17 min) |
| Rue | street | (2:29 min) |
| Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts | a town in Quebec | (2:39 min) |
| Sculpture | a carving, same as in English | (2:54 min) |
| Sidérurgie | the steel industry | (3:06 min) |
| Singe | monkey | (3:20 min) |
| Tarte | tart; a small pie | (3:31 min) |
| Tarte tatin | a type of upside-down pastry | (3:43 min) |
| Tilleul | lime tree; linden | (3:55 min) |
| Trois | the number three | (4:07 min) |
| Trottoir | sidewalk, pavement | (4:18 min) |
| Tuyau | tube or pipe | (4:30 min) |
| Un Å“il | an eye | (4:41 min) |
| Vendredi | Friday | (4:53 min) |
| Vent vs. vin | Vent is wind while vin is wine | (5:05 min) |
| Vieille | old woman | (5:24 min) |
| Vieux | old | (5:35 min) |
| Yaourt | yoghurt | (5:46min) |
| Yeux | eyes | (5:58min) |
- Rappeler to remember, to recall (0:01 min)
- Ratatouille a traditional stewed vegetable dish from Provence (0:13 min)
- Regarder to look at (0:26 min)
- Regret regret, same as in English (0:38 min)
- Reims A city in France (0:49 min)
- RER Réseau Express Régional; the train service in Paris and its suburbs (1:01 min)
- Restaurant Same as in English (1:14 min)
- Robe rouge Red dress (1:27 min)
- Roi King (1:35 min)
- Stade Roland Garros a stadium in Paris; a popular tennis venue (1:50 min)
- Rouen A city in the northern French region Haute-Normandie (2:06 min)
- Rouillée rusty (2:17)
- Rue street (2:29 min)
- Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts a town in Quebec (2:39 min)
- Sculpture a carving, same as in English (2:54 min)
- Sidérurgie the steel industry (3:06 min)
- Singe monkey (3:20 min)
- Tarte tart; a small pie (3:31 min)
- Tarte tatin a type of upside-down pastry (3:43 min)
- Tilleul lime tree; linden (3:55 min)
- Trois the number three (4:07 min)
- Trottoir sidewalk, pavement (4:18 min)
- Tuyau tube or pipe (4:30 min)
- Un Å“il an eye (4:41 min)
- Vendredi Friday (4:53 min)
- Vent vs. vin Vent is wind while vin is wine (5:05 min)
- Vieille old woman (5:24 min)
- Vieux old (5:35 min)
- Yaourt yoghurt (5:46min)
- Yeux eyes (5:58min)
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Such brilliant work, so applicable and helpful… thank you Frederic for Talk In French!
De rien Genevieve 🙂