Pronunciation: Flower Power

More of the "OW" sound. That sound is SO difficult for native French speakers. Here is another sentence to practice reading again and again:

Flower Power's Finest Hour!

Read that 5 times fast. It will really help you improve the way you say OW.

Flower Power's Finest Hour!
Flower Power's Finest Hour!
Flower Power's Finest Hour!
Flower Power's Finest Hour!
Flower Power's Finest Hour!

Now watch the video with A and I at Woodstock experiencing Flower Power in its Finest Hour!

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What type of pipe?

Let's practice saying the "YPE" or "IPE" that we find in these words:

I don't pay attention to all that hype.
Dom smokes a pipe.
Is that avocado ripe?
Can we Skype?
What type of pizza would you like?
Can you wipe the table?

Je ne fais pas attention à tout ce battage médiatique.
Dom fume une pipe.
Est-ce que cet avocat est mûr?
Pourrions-nous avoir une conversation sur Skype?
Quel type de pizza aimeriez-vous?
Pouvez-vous essuyer la table?

Let's practice with this sentence:

What type of pipe is she wiping?

Watch this short video with Dom and Colleen in a pipe shop.

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The answer:

She is wiping a Peterson pipe.

Find a kind rind

More pronunciation practice, this time with "IND" as in the words:

I'm in a bind. = Je suis dans une impasse.
We dined at Lucie's restaurant last night. = Nous avons dîné au restaurant de Lucie hier soir.
I can't find my glasses. = Je ne peux pas trouver mes lunettes.
Can you grind the meat? = Pouvez-vous broyer la viande?
The dog stood up on his hind legs. = Le chien se dressa sur ses pattes de derrière.
Lucie is a very kind girl. = Lucie est une fille très gentille.
The coat is lined in silk. = Le manteau est doublé de soie.
What's on your mind? = Qu'est-ce qui préoccupe votre esprit?
Please put the orange rind in the compost. = S'il vous plaît mettez la peau d'orange dans le compost.
They signed the cheque. = Ils ont signé le chèque.
He whined all through the meal. = Il a gémit tout au long du repas.
The road winds through the valley. = La route serpente à travers la vallée.

We will practice with the sentence:

I want to find a kind rind.

Here is the sentence in Colleen's accent:

Here is the sentence in Dom's accent:

How now brown cow?

The "OW" sound in English is difficult for French speakers. So, let's practice using the question:

How now brown cow?

Here's Colleen speaking in a Canadian/American type accent:



Here's Dom speaking in an English/mid-Atlantic type accent: