PrononciationH aspiré
Despite the name, the H aspiré is not aspirated or otherwise pronounced. Pronunciation Guides
Despite the name, the H aspiré is not aspirated or otherwise pronounced. A1 - Beginning French • spelling
H muet
The French H muet is not just silent, but essentially non-existent: words that begin with H muet act as if they begin with a vowel. A1 - Beginning French • spelling
Hard and Soft Vowels
French vowels are divided into two categories: hard and soft. Hard vowels (A, O, U) cause the consonant that precedes them to be pronounced with a hard sound, while soft vowels (E, I) are preceded by a soft sound.
Homophones
I
The letter I has two different pronunciations in French. IL
The letter combination il has various pronunciations depending on what precedes it. IN
The nasal I is represented by the IPA symbol [ɛ̃] and is pronounced [eh(n)]. In- Prefix
Informal Negation
The rule is that to make a French verb negative, you need ne in front of the verb and pas after it. The reality of how the French speak says otherwise. B1 - Intermediate French • informalities • negation
Informal Pronouns
Pronoun usage and pronunciation varies greatly between formal and informal French. Much of what you learn at school is formal and doesn't reflect how French is actually spoken. If you want to sound more French in informal situations—not to mention understand what you hear—you need to be aware of these pronoun differences. C1 - Advanced French • informalities • pronouns
Informal Pronunciation
As if normal French pronunciation weren't hard enough, informal French pronunciation introduces a whole new set of issues, with many sounds being dropped or changed. Here are the potential problem areas. International Phonetic Alphabet
The International Phonetic Alphabet, or IPA, is a set of characters used to standardize pronunciation explanations across languages. It uses a unique symbol for each sound, which makes discussions of different languages much easier. IO
The French letter combination io is pronounced as a single syllable. IPA – Consonants
French has a total of 20 French consonant sounds, and thus 20 IPA symbols for these sounds. However, three of these sounds are only in words borrowed from other languages and one is very rare, so there are really just 16 French essential consonant sounds. IPA – Vowels
French has 19 different vowel sounds and therefore 19 IPA symbols for vowels, divided into three categories: normal vowels, nasal vowels, and semi-vowels. 
The Subjunctivisor is an interactive tool that will advise you on whether to use the subjunctive or indicative with more than 275 French verbs, expressions, and conjunctions.
Knowing whether to use the passé composé or imparfait is particularly difficult when translating certain verbs into French. Very broadly speaking, the imperfect is equivalent to was/were + ___ing, but some English verbs are not often used in this form. So when translating was, had, and liked into French, you have to think about the meaning in order to decide which tense to use.
Le festival de Cannes is one of the most famous film festivals in the world, and it takes place every May in the beautiful south of France. This issue of Lawless French à fond is all about movies and movie festivals.