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In French, there are words that are a real headache to pronounce for foreigners, for non-native speakers.

Today, we're going to take a look at some really difficult words to pronounce in French. The words we're going to look at today are words that are actually used in everyday French.

So it's important to get the pronunciation right, even if it's very difficult.

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Even when you've reached a very good level of French, there are still some words that are very difficult to pronounce. For example, if these words contain sounds that don't exist in your language, it's very important to practice your pronunciation and repeat the words that cause you problems, in order to continue improving your French.

Let's start right away with the first word, which is very, very difficult to pronounce in French: "une bouilloire".

"A kettle. A kettle is an object used to heat water, to boil water. I put water in the kettle to heat it up and make myself a cup of tea.

Don't hesitate to repeat these phrases after me, and don't hesitate to pause the video to repeat these words, to practice repeating them with the right pronunciation.

Let's move on to the second word. "A bathtub. A bathtub.

A bathtub is where you take your bath in the bathroom. At home, I don't have a shower, just a bathtub.

"A frog. A frog is an animal. You may have heard of them, they often come out when it rains. You can see frogs around ponds, around waterholes, a frog. Don't hesitate to pause and repeat these words for practice. As well as repeating the word on its own, I think it's important to repeat it in a sentence.

To help you use it, to get you used to using it.

When it rains, there are frogs in my garden.

"Horror! Horror. We use this word to describe something that's scary, frightening, something that can terrify us. I don't like horror films, I'm too scared.

"Welcome. Reception. When you go to a hotel or a doctor's surgery, for example, you have to go through reception. I have to go through reception at the hotel to get my room key. But reception can also mean welcoming people. For example, if I start a new job, I can say: my colleagues gave me a very warm welcome, so they were very nice to me, they made me feel welcome.

One egg. One egg. The hen laid an egg. Be careful, because in the singular, we say un oeuf, but in the plural, we say des œufs.

An egg, eggs.

"A surgeon. A surgeon. The surgeon is the person who will operate on you. He's a doctor who performs operations.

He's a good surgeon. He did my operation. A surgeon. As I've been saying since the beginning of the video, don't hesitate to pause and repeat these words.

The next word is also a trade. A locksmith. If you live in France, you may need to call a locksmith if you lose your keys. Often, you don't really want to call a locksmith because it's very expensive to get him to come and open your door.

A locksmith is the person who comes to open your door, for example, if you've lost your keys or if your keys are broken in your door. A locksmith. In fact, an even more complicated word to pronounce is the discipline practiced by a locksmith.

It's, careful, I hope you're ready, it's locksmithing. Locksmithing, locksmithing, that word, it's really hard to pronounce.

I think, even if you are a native.

We've already seen the frog, so let's move on to another animal. This is a really cute animal that can be found, for example, in New York's Central Park.

"A squirrel." Squirrel. The squirrel loves to eat nuts. Squirrel.

And let's move on to the tenth and final word in this video, which is a word we use a lot in French, especially if you like to make food. It's cooking. La cuisson.

When we cook, we often use the word "cooking". What is the cooking time for this pasta? The cooking time for this pasta is 6 minutes.

Cooking, baking.

That's it for today. I hope you enjoyed this pronunciation video. Don't hesitate to let me know in the comments if you'd like me to make other videos to work on your French pronunciation.

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