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Diphthongs

Diphthongs occur when you have two vowel sounds next to each other in the same word.


OI / OY

OI and OY are generally pronounced like the 'wa' in 'want'.

OI as in loi
OY as in soyez

OUI

OUI as in oui

UI

UI as in puit

IEN

IEN as in bien

AIL

To pronounce AIL , first 'ah' plus 'ee'. The sound is similar to the english 'I'.

AIL as in travail

EIL / EILLE

To pronounce EIL or EILLE , first the vowel sounds in the word 'led' followed by plus 'ee'.

EIL as in orteil
EILLE as in bouteille

EUIL / EUILLE

This is a challenging sound in French, it will take some practice.

EUIL as in seuil
EUILLE as in feuille

OUILLE

To pronounce OUILLE , first the vowel sound in the French word 'tu', followed by 'ee'.

OUILLE as in grenouille

IEU
IEU as in lieu
Pronunciation

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