![]() One of the most commonly said words in French, but the ‘coup’ sound at the end is tricky. It looks like the English name Roy, but sadly the pronunciation is more complicated than that! Ensure you get the French ‘r’ sound correct at the beginning of the word. We never said the French language was easy either… Funnily enough, ‘walk’ is almost pronounced as ‘work’ looks like it should be! We never said the English language was easy. Not to be confused with the newly coined ‘hangry’ which means you’re angry because you‘re hungry! These words are easily mixed up but as long as you pronounce the ‘h’ in hungry, you should make yourself clear which emotion you are referring to.Īgain, two sinple words that are often confused because of a very similar pronunciation. It must be something to do with the ‘ps” sound at the end. ![]() Yes the humble British sandwich sidekick isn’t easy for French speakers to wrap their tongues round either. Such a seemingly simple word, but French speakers struggle with the ‘th’ in the middle of the word, along with the ‘es’ and often pronounce it more like “clos-is”. Is a tricky one with the confusing ‘w’ and extra ‘e’ to throw French speakers off the pronunciation scent!Ī word that is equally as difficult for French speakers to say in English and English speakers to say in French (see below).Īnother English word that is not pronounced anything like it’s written… The ‘th’ sound doesn’t exist in French, and how could you know that ‘ough’ is pronounced differently in both words!įrench people can’t help pronouncing this word the same as a female dog, much to most English people’s amusement!Īctually pronounced as written, but still a bit of a mouthful for French speakers! Thorough and Through “fuh-ruh” and “froo” Read on to learn more English words the French can’t pronounce and also French words the English can’t pronounce. Maybe you'll see yourself in the replies, too.Did you know the French can’t say ‘hedge-hog’ and the English struggle with ‘roi’. The whole thread is both entertaining and oddly comforting. Hell, the thread showed me that there are other people out there who had a tough time with "awry." But there are also users who screwed up in far more shameful ways than I had. But thanks to Twitter user I now know that I'm not alone in these blunders.īailey shared a tweet this past week asking other kids who learned their vocabulary through reading to share their most embarrassing pronunciation fails, and boy did it make me feel less silly about my past. The way I cautiously pronounced the words "awry" and "trough" elicited hearty laughter from my parents and peers, and left me feeling pretty damn stupid. Eventually, when my age caught up to my vocabulary, and I started using the words at school or during chats with friends and family, I often missed the mark. I would tear through books meant for older kids or even adults, learning words that I would never use in conversation. This is largely due to the fact that my vocabulary grew very rapidly thanks to my childhood obsession with reading. I can't imagine how difficult it is to make sense of words like "their", "there," and "they're." Spelling may not be quite as difficult as Gaelic or Welsh, but making sense of silent or fickle letters must be frustrating.Įven as a native English speaker, I've had many issues with pronouncing words correctly. It's pretty common knowledge that English is far from the most logical of languages.
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