Pronunciation / Le–Les [ɶ]–[ɛ]

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Learn to distinguish the sounds between the words “le” and “les” with this help section.
In your opinion, what is the most typical vowel in French?
In your opinion, what is the most beautiful or the most horrible vowel to pronounce in French?
Have you ever noticed the French /ɶ/? How do you find the French /ɶ/ when you hear it?  Exotic? Horrible?  Normal?  Quite beautiful? Really beautiful? You don’t know?
How do you find the French /ɶ/ when you pronounce it?  Exotic? Horrible?  Normal?  Quite beautiful? Really beautiful? You don’t know?
 
Is the difference between:
 Regarde-le  and 
  Regarde-les 
impossible, difficult, easy to hear?
Is the difference between:
 Regarde-le  and 
  Regarde-les 
impossible, difficult, easy to hear?
 

The tongue is well forward.
To pronounce [ɶ], you can start from [ɛ], with a descending intonation, a downward hand gesture, lower your head, pronounce [fɶ, vɶ, pɶ, mɶ].
You can observe the articulation in the mirror: detach your lips as if blowing out a candle. The tongue is well forward.

Practical exercises

Pronunciation: le – les /ɶ – E/

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