Stories can be an awesome way to build up on your vocab in a fun way. In this podcast episode, we're going to be looking at why stories are so immersive and fun to engage in! For a private lesson, be sure to go to my profile and book it right away!

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Welcome ! ☀️
Because it’s summer — and to keep things feeling light and fun — this podcast channel aims to stay connected to French pronunciation. The episodes are short and straightforward, each focusing on how to pronounce essential French sounds that are tricky or commonly mispronounced.

Today's episode is about the pronunciation of the letter "g".
➡️ Read the transcript while listening, to link the sounds to the spelling.
➡️ Prepare a paper and a pen, you will need them for the little quiz at the end of the episode.
Have fun !

TRANSCRIPTION :
Bonjour ! J’espère que tu vas bien ! Moi oui, je vais très bien !
Aujourd’hui on va pratiquer la prononciation correcte de la lettre “g”. Elle a deux prononciations : j et gu

“G” se prononce “j” lorsque la lettre d’après est un i, e ou y. Comme girafe ou mange.
Voici des exemples.
Répète après moi : gîte / gynécologue / gentil / orange / mariage / digital / régime / région / religion / énergie

Ensuite “g” se prononce “gh” quand la lettre d’après et un a, o ou u. Comme dans gouvernement ou gâteau.
Voici des exemples.
Répète après moi :  guitare / guide / regarder / frigo / drogue / fatigue / gorille / garage / bagage / gare

Allez, maintenant le quiz final ! Je vais dire un mot, est-ce que c’est le mot “a” ou le “b” ?
Prêt ? C’est parti !

1. a. kangourou b. kangeourou
2. a. mangue b. mange
3. a. draguer b. dragée
4. a. fige b. figue
5. a. rigoler b. rigeoler
6. a. bague b. Bages
7. a. guide b. gide
8. a. guépard b. gépard
9. a. longeur b. longueur
10 a. guillotine b. gillotine

Et voilà c’est tout pour aujourd’hui. Les réponses sont à la fin de la transcription. Je te dis à bientôt !

ANSWERS : 
1. a. kangourou
2. b. mange
3. b. dragée
4. b. figue
5. a. rigoler
6. b. Bages
7. a. guide
8. a. guépard
9. b. longueur
10. a. guillotine

French Pronunciation to go

Pronunciation of the letter "g"

Thank you very much for listening to this podcast.
And in this episode, I'm talking about my favorite things to do in the summer. 

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If you're looking to make a good first impression on a dating app, from your POV, you might think it would be a good idea to send a text using lots of abbreviations to make it seem like you're BFFs with the person you're texting.

But FWIW, according to a recent study from Stanford University and the University of Toronto, nobody likes receiving text abbreviations — not even young people.

Don't know those abbreviations? "POV" means "point of view," "BFF" means "best friend forever," and "FWIW" is "for what it's worth"!

Researchers studying the use of such abbreviations did a number of studies with several thousand people, and they found that texts using abbreviations were less likely to get replies. And writers using abbreviations were more likely to be seen as insincere.

Of course, we all use abbreviations — in one survey, it was found that 99% of people said they used them. But the researchers found that people don't like receiving texts with abbreviations, because rather than making them feel closer to the other person, it felt like the other person wasn't putting much effort into the conversation.

And while young people are even more likely to use abbreviations, they still felt that people who used them were insincere. Young people were also less likely to reply to such messages.

Lead researcher David Fang said we often put different amounts of effort into our conversations to show how important the other person is to us.

So it might be fine to put little effort into, say, a quick message to a delivery driver. But Fang said his team's results are especially important for people who really want to make a good impression — like at the beginning of a relationship!

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