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I’m learning French and have employed almost the same methods. A few suggestions: Record your own voice pronouncing the word in French. Anki make this easy to
by ljsocal 4y ago
I’m learning French and have employed almost the same methods. A few suggestions:
Record your own voice pronouncing the word in French. Anki make this easy to do and recording it correctly makes you really focus on getting it right.
Say the French word twice when recording with a few seconds pause between. When practicing/testing cards, try to get to where you can pronounce it first before the recording tells you the correct pronunciation. It is a great confidence builder and adds an interesting dynamic to the experience.
Learn the unique sounds required to speak French. This website provides those sounds and example words in correctly pronounced recordings. https://www.mimicmethod.com/the-flow-of-french/ https://www.mimicmethod.com/the-flow-of-french/
- mrccc 4y agoThank you for the suggestions! Personally, I like using recordings of native speakers to get used to their sound. I am not sure if I can always get it right myself in the beginning. BUT recording yourself is invaluable nonetheless! I usually do this in a separate exercise by using transcriptions (which I encountered first in jazz – see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcription_(music) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcription_(music)). As you suggested, saying the word out loud before Anki plays the recording is important, too.
- TimButterfield 4y agoAs an additional suggestion for audio practice, try to get Google Translate audio input to recognize your speech. I have found it to be more strict than a native speaker in recognizing words. So, if I can get Google Translate to recognize my speech, it is likely a native speaker can also recognize it.