Pronunciation

✅ How to pronounce [f]

Teeth & lips: Upper teeth touch the lower lip

Air: Push air through the small gap → friction sound

Voice: No vibration (voiceless)

👉 It’s a soft “hissing” air sound

✅ Spelling patterns in French

[f] can be written as:

• f → face[fas], enfant[ɑ̃fɑ̃]

• ph → photo[fɔto], téléphone[telefɔn]

🎧 Comparison with English

• Exactly like:

• “f” in fan, food, coffee

✅ French and English [f] are basically the same

⚠️ Common mistakes

• ❌ Don’t use both lips (that becomes [p])

• ❌ Don’t add voice (that becomes [v])

• ✅ Keep it air-only sound

Pronunciation

✅ How to pronounce [v]

Teeth & lips: Upper teeth touch the lower lip

Air: Passes through the gap → friction

Voice: Vocal cords vibrate (voiced)

👉 Same position as [f], but with voice

✅ Spelling patterns in French

[v] can be written as:

• v → vive [viv], avec[avεk]

🎧 Comparison with English

• Exactly like:

• “v” in very, voice, love

✅ French and English [v] are basically the same

⚠️ Common mistakes

• ❌ Don’t pronounce it like [f] (no voice)

• ❌ Don’t use both lips (that becomes [b])

• ✅ Keep friction + vibration