A0 · Food and shopping · model audio
How to pronounce “pain” in French
bread Hear the complete line, then keep its meaning and situation in mind as you repeat.
Meaning and use
What this French phrase means
pain
English: bread
Mission: Buy bread · First transactions
Target sound · /ɛ̃/
Use this physical cue on the target.
Keep your mouth slightly open and resonate through the nose, without a final n.
Model word or phrase
pain
breadSay pain without adding an n sound, then repeat the full request.
Buy bread · A0
Use the target with its complete mission conversation
The exact target is a sound-focus example from this mission. Read the exchange for situation and intention, then replay and repeat the separate target audio.
- CustomerBonjour, une baguette, s'il vous plaît.Hello, a baguette, please.1
- BakerVoilà. Et avec ceci ?Here you are. And with this?2
- CustomerNon, merci. Au revoir.No, thank you. Goodbye.3
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.
- Repeat the target slowly while applying the /ɛ̃/ cue.
- 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.
Use the app for the complete practice sequence, Phrase Match word detection, saved progress, and the next structured speaking task.