Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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are you intimidated by the pronunciation of names in French? I'm a French person and classical singer who regularly teaches people how to pronounce my first language, and I think I can help you. this video definitely doesn't cover everything, but it should give you a basic understanding

00:14 why am I making this video?
03:46 a few basic rules for interpreting French spelling
14:03 pronouncing and dissecting authors' names

14:24 Stendhal
14:59 Honoré de Balzac
15:54 Joris-Karl Huysmans
17:15 Marcel Proust
17:36 Louis Guilloux
18:20 Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
19:41 Jean-Paul Sartre
21:05 Marguerite Duras
21:25 Alexandre Dumas
21:43 Ursule Molinaro
21:55 Benoîte Groult
22:24 Hélène Cixous
23:00 Hervé Guibert
23:35 Brigitte Giraud
24:08 Maylis de Kerangal
24:41 Virginie Despentes
25:17 Constance Debré
25:59 Laurent Binet
26:21 Nolwenn Le Blevennec
27:10 Éric Chacour

27:58 Le Grand Meaulnes by Alain-Fournier (1913)