French pronunciation: The French 'R' Trick
French pronunciation: The French 'R' Trick
The French 'R' is famously difficult, but it doesn't have to be that way.
I spent a couple of years struggling with it before discovering a nifty little exercise I call, "The French 'R' Trick."
Have a listen and you'll be saying "chirurgie," and "marguerite" in no time...
1. Download the list of words you'll learn
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Then this:
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