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How to pronounce “Je lis souvent un livre.” in French
I often read a book. Hear the complete line, then keep its meaning and situation in mind as you repeat.
Meaning and use
What this French phrase means
Je lis souvent un livre.
English: I often read a book.
Speaker in this scene: A
Mission: My evening activities · Daily routine
Related mission sound · /y/
Practise the mission cue, then return to the complete line.
Keep your tongue in the /i/ position while rounding your lips tightly.
The cue belongs to the wider speaking mission and is not presented as a complete IPA transcription of this sentence.
Model word or phrase
je fais du sport
I do sportsIsolate du, then say: je fais du sport.
My evening activities · A1.1
Hear the phrase inside a complete French conversation
Read the exchange once for meaning. Then replay the target line and repeat it without losing the speaker's intention.
- ALe soir, je regarde la télé.In the evening, I watch TV.1
- BMoi, je fais du sport deux fois par semaine.Me, I do sports twice a week.2
- AJe lis souvent un livre.I often read a book.3
- BMoi, je joue aux jeux vidéo.Me, I play video games.4
A four-pass routine
Listen, shape, say, then use.
- Play the checked model once without speaking.
- Read the English meaning and choose the intention you want to express.
- Apply the /y/ cue to its model example, then replay the complete target line.
- Read the full exchange aloud, then change one detail and answer again.
Same speaking mission
Continue with related French phrases
These lines belong to the same situation, so the vocabulary and speaking intention stay connected.
Record this line inside the guided Parle mission.
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