French · Everyday expressions
How to pronounce fais de beaux rêves in French
fais de beaux rêves
Sweet dreams
French of France · Choose 1.00× to hear the original pace.
fais de beaux rêves is pronounced /fɛ d(ə) bo ʁɛv/ in French. In fais de beaux rêves: Use gentle friction toward the back of the mouth. Keep the tongue tip relaxed while connecting r to its neighboring vowel. Listen to the word on its own, then compare it with the example sentence.
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Find the sounds in fais de beaux rêves
The reference transcription for fais de beaux rêves is /fɛ d(ə) bo ʁɛv/. Read adjacent consonants together without inserting extra vowels. French prominence belongs to the spoken phrase. Do not impose a heavy English-style stress on every isolated word.
1.The French r /ʁ/
In fais de beaux rêves: Use gentle friction toward the back of the mouth. Keep the tongue tip relaxed while connecting r to its neighboring vowel.
Watch out: Avoid a strong English curled r or adding a vowel before the consonant.
2.A steady /o/ vowel
In fais de beaux rêves: Round the lips and keep the tongue toward the back for a steady /o/. Follow the length indicated in the transcription.
Watch out: Avoid automatically turning a single /o/ into the moving vowel of English “go”.
3.The open /ɛ/ vowel
In fais de beaux rêves: Keep the vowel open, like the vowel in many pronunciations of English “bed”, without a final glide.
Watch out: Avoid turning this vowel into English “ay”.
Hear it in context
Bonne nuit, fais de beaux rêves.
Good night—sweet dreams.
Listen once, say it aloud, then replay at 1.00×. Keep the word connected to the surrounding sentence rather than giving every syllable equal weight.
Pronunciation and variety
fais de beaux rêves is presented using French of France. Regional accents and connected speech can change details. The isolated word and the example let you compare the dictionary form with a short spoken context.
The English-style respelling is approximate. Use the IPA and recording together for vowel quality and consonants that do not have an exact English equivalent.
Meaning and everyday use
Questions about fais de beaux rêves
How do you pronounce fais de beaux rêves?
fais de beaux rêves is pronounced /fɛ d(ə) bo ʁɛv/ in French. In fais de beaux rêves: Use gentle friction toward the back of the mouth. Keep the tongue tip relaxed while connecting r to its neighboring vowel. Listen to the word on its own, then compare it with the example sentence.
What should I listen for first?
In fais de beaux rêves: Use gentle friction toward the back of the mouth. Keep the tongue tip relaxed while connecting r to its neighboring vowel. Start at 0.75×, then return to 1.00× to hear the natural rhythm.
