French sounds and spelling · Free lesson
French R Pronunciation: Bonjour and Au Revoir
Try the French R movement inside a greeting and goodbye.
Watch, listen, then practise · 1 minute 57 seconds
Original Parle lesson with English captions, AI-assisted graphics and synthesized reference audio. The lesson identifies its reference sound and complete phrase models; other displayed words are written examples. Watch on YouTube · Read the captions.
Use the lesson
- Hear the reference sound and notice the back-of-tongue cue without forcing a throat scrape.
- Listen to the complete Bonjour and Au revoir models and repeat during the silent gaps.
- Say a greeting and goodbye at the recall prompt, then use the existing R guide for word-position practice.
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.
French R in Bonjour and Au revoir.
Hear /ʁ/, then try a short exchange.
[Isolated /ʁ/ model] Listen, then try it in the silent gap.
[Isolated /ʁ/ model again] Listen, then try it once more.
Keep the tongue tip relaxed.
Raise the back of the tongue.
Let air through a narrow gap. Keep the effort light.
Written bonjour has R at the end.
Written au revoir has two letters R. Now hear both complete phrases.
Bonjour ! Hello / good day.
Try the phrase during the pause.
Au revoir ! Goodbye.
Try the phrase during the pause.
Greet someone in French.
Then say goodbye before the model returns.
Bonjour ! Listen, then repeat the whole phrase.
Au revoir ! Listen, then repeat the whole phrase.
For this /ʁ/, which part rises? A: Back or B: Tip?
Answer: A, the back of the tongue.
Hear /ʁ/ inside two everyday greetings.
French R varies. Do not force this model.
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This video and its matching website practice are free. In the optional iPhone and iPad App, all 35 Sounds pages and the first 4 First Contact Course missions are free. The full 120-mission course requires Premium. Phrase Match detects words; it does not grade your accent.
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