French pronunciation: Voyelles orales - /o/

Sample pronunciation audio

Start with one sample audio file for voyelles orales - /o/.

Quick tip

Oral vowels are produced with air flowing only through the mouth.

Letters and IPA

Practice words

• mot

• eau

• porte

• rose

• hôtel

Minimal pairs

• mot / mou
• rose / rase
• porte / part
• eau / au
• hôtel / utile

How to produce this sound

Round your lips and say the vowel in 'go', but keep it shorter and do not glide to 'u'. The tongue is mid-high and back.

Common mix-ups

• mot / mou
• eau / au
• porte / part
• rose / rase
• hôtel / utile

Closest comparison

go, no, open, hotel, note