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French EU Sounds: Deux and Peur Video Lesson

Hear closed /ø/ and open /œ/ inside complete French words.

Watch, listen, then practise · 1 minute 33 seconds

Original Parle lesson with English captions, AI-assisted graphics and synthesized reference audio. The audio models complete deux and peur words; this is a word-context listening check, not a minimal-pair test. Watch on YouTube · Read the captions.

Use the lesson

  1. Listen to the complete deux and peur recordings and focus on the vowel inside each word.
  2. Keep the lips rounded; compare the smaller jaw opening for /ø/ with the more open /œ/.
  3. Choose the played word before each delayed answer. Deux and peur are not a minimal pair; continue with the rounded-vowel guide.
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Lesson text and French models

Read the French models and the instructions you see in the video. Open the plain-text captions.

Synthesized reference audio; AI-assisted scripts and graphics. English instructions and captions; free website and video practice.

Two French EU sounds: /ø/ and /œ/. Listen, then test your ear.

[Complete deux model] Closed EU.

[Complete peur model] Open EU.

[Complete deux model again] Both vowels use rounded lips.

For /ø/, use a smaller jaw opening.

For /œ/, open the jaw a little more.

Keep the tongue toward the front. Keep both vowels steady.

[Complete deux model] Listen, then try the word in the gap.

[Complete peur model] Listen, then try the word in the gap.

[Word to listen to] Choose A: /ø/ or B: /œ/.

Answer: A, closed EU /ø/.

[Word to listen to] Choose A: /ø/ or B: /œ/.

Answer: B, open EU /œ/.

Written deux /dø/ means two. Notice the vowel inside the word.

Written peur /pœʁ/ means fear. Notice the vowel inside the word.

EU can be /ø/ or /œ/. Check the word and its audio.

Free EU pronunciation guide on getparle.app.

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Original lesson by the developer of Parle: Learn & Speak French, App ID 6761505050. AI-assisted scripts and graphics; synthesized reference audio. About Parle.