The mouth moves
The little pictures under each word show what your mouth does. Face each other and try them together.
SmileSay “cheese!”
Fish lipsSay “soup!”
Gargle softly in your throat, like a tiny snore
Hum through your nose, like “uh-huh”
Both!Fish lips and hum at the same time
Words you learned
The four words on Amadou’s fiche.
More words from the story
True friends Same!
French words you already know. They look like English and mean the same thing.
False friends Tricky!
They look or sound like English, but they trick you.
French sounds a little different everywhere
Many of the world’s French speakers live in Africa, including in Benin, where Amadou’s family is from. Accents vary from place to place, just like English. Every one is real French.
The recordings on Wiktionnaire are made by volunteers, and most come from France, so you may hear a slightly different accent than Amadou’s.