>Be me, American
>Reading French book
>Curious as to how the main characters name is supposed to be pronounced
>Don’t understand French pronunciation well enough
>Go on YouTube book review video to hear the host of the video says the name
>The host is American too
>“And… wow, sorry guys I’m not even gonna try to pronounce this, I’ll just butcher it! Let’s call him D.E.. Anyways, our protagonist, D.E. finds himself in a…”
DAMMIT
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It's times like those that I wish I had a cute French maid girl my age with her own bedroom and supply closet.
>reading french book
>every female character is a prostitute
>every male character is a cuckold
what’s wrong with those frogs?
that's just the human condition
>reading French book
>greatly enjoy it
>look up some stuff on it after
>realize I accidentally read a Belgian book
Time for suicide
Ohn ohn ohn, Opie est un gayuette, n'est pas
>be me
>Pretend I French kiss girls
Stay on the safe side and avoid any oral contact with those STD ridden prostitutes
For anyone who has the same problem with Russian names, here is my go-to youtube lit cutie for pronunciation. Surely, there is a french equivalent.
>Be me, Englishman
>Reading foreign book
>Not curious as to how the main character's name is supposed to be pronounced
>Mentally refer to him as "Bob" or "Jim" forevermore
>reading C&P
>Raskolnikov
>mentally refer to him as "Rascal" or "that Rascal"
Stick out your tongue and choke while talking and you're about 3/4 of the way toward French.
If you suffocate and die while speaking, you've nailed it.
Just pronounce the first syllable and give up. the rest is silent
let's say i want to learn french should i use duolingo or what course should i follow
My favorite French name to pronounce is Houellebecq. It feels wry and playful on the tongue.
Learn IPA.
I don’t like beer.