French É vs È Pronunciation: Hear /e/ and /ɛ/

Synthesized isolated vowels; written word examples have no word audio. The two listening questions assess choices only.

French É vs È

Hear /e/ and /ɛ/. Then test your listening.

Listen: É /e/

Listen: È /ɛ/

Listen: É /e/

/e/ · Tongue forward, smaller jaw opening.

/ɛ/ · Tongue forward, jaw a little more
open.

Keep both vowels steady. Avoid turning /e/
into the English glide in day.

Listen to /e/. Then try it during the pause.

Listen to /ɛ/. Then try it during the pause.

Which vowel do you hear?
A /e/ or B /ɛ/?

Answer: /e/

Which vowel do you hear?
A /e/ or B /ɛ/?

Answer: /ɛ/

été /e.te/ · summer

mère /mɛʁ/ · mother

Written word examples; clips model isolated
vowels.

Contrast /e/ and /ɛ/. Keep both vowels
steady.

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