Prononciation Flashcards

(70 cards)

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Besoin

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Buzz-oin /ə/

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Vingt

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Vin is said the same as

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Cent

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Sang is said the same as

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Pain

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Pin is said the same as

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Mer

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Mère is said the same as

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V (liaison)

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Neuf ans

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F (no liaison)

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Neuf années

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Obligatory liaison

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After a determiner:
Numbers (including un/une)
Possessive adjections (mon)
Les/Des/Certains/Quels etc

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Obligatory liaison

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After a pronoun (including en) or a pronoun compliment (je vous adore)

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Obligatory liaison

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Between an adjective and the noun that follows it

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Obligatory liaison

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After a verb:
After an imperative verb and en/y
After est
Between the subject and the verb when they’re inversed (ont-ils reussi ?)

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Obligatory liaison

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After monosyllabic words:
Adverbs: trop, très, bien, plus, moins
Prepositions: Dans, dès, en, sans, sous

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Obligatory liaison

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In fixed expressions:
QuanD est-ce que tu arrives ?
CommenT allez-vous ?
De pluZ en plus
De tempS en temps
AvanT hier
De mieuX en mieux
AuX ÉtatS Unis
Un souS-entendu

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14
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Z sound

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Liaison after S/X/Z

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T sound

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Liaison after T/D

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No liaison
Unless it is a fixed expression: un pied-à-terre, un pot-au-feu

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After a singular noun:
L’étudiant est arrivé

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No liaison

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Between a plural noun and another plural noun (Des voisins avec des enfants)

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No liaison

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Between a plural noun and the verb
Les voisins ont appelé

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No liaison

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After the pronoun in an inverted question
Ont-elles appelé ?

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No liaison

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After un/aucun when they act as pronouns
(J’en ai un)

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20
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No liaison

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After un when it’s used in the mathematical sense

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21
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No liaison

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After “quelqu’un”

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No liaison

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After question words like “quand”

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No liaison

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Before an aspirated H

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Obligatory liaison
Before a mute H
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No liaison
After et when used to coordinate two things Un homme et une femme
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No liaison
After cent when it's followed by another number
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Pronounce without the s
Plus in a negative sentence Moi non plus
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Pronounce without the s
Plus when it means more and is in front of a consonant (unless its de/que) Il est plus petit que moi
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Pronounce without the s
In the phrase ni plus ni moins
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Pronounce the s
Plus in the mathematical sense Un plus un égale deux
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Pronounce without the s
When plus is before a de and a number Il a plus de 2 ans
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Pronounce the s
When plus means more and is before de/que/the end of the sentence Je veux plus de café
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Pronounce the s
In expressions like: de plus, en plus, au plus, tout au plus
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Pronounce the s as z
Plus in a negative sentence before a vowel sound Je n'ai plus envie
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Pronounce the s as z
Plus meaning more before a vowel sound Elle est plus aimable que lui
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Achille
Pronounced as L, Achilles
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Bacille m
Pronounced as L, germ
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Billévesées fpl
Pronounced as L, nonsense (formal)
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Billion m
Pronounced as Y, trillion
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Distiller
Pronounced as L, to distill
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Mille m
Pronounced as L, thousand
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Milliard m
Pronounced as Y, billion
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Million m
Pronounced as Y, million
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Pénicilline f
Pronounced as L, penicillin
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Pupille m/f
Pronounced as Y, pupil/orphan
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Tranquille
Pronounced as L, tranquil
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Ville f
Pronounced as L, town
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Eau
Haut and au pronounced the same as
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Schème m
Pronounced "shem"
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Solennel
Sol-a-nel, pompous/grandiose
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Ardemment
Ard-a-ment, ardently
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Excellemment
ex-celle-a-ment, excellently
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Innocemment
i-no-ca-ment, innocently
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Patiemment
Pa-ci-a-ment, patiently
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Violemment
Vi-ole-a-ment, violently
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Automne m
Au-ton, autumn
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Condamner
Con-dan-er, to condemn or to sentence
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Vraisemblable
The s is pronounced like an s!
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Alsace f
The first s is pronounced like a z! Al-zas
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Aquarelle f
A-quoi-relle, watercolour
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Aquarium m
A-quoi-rium
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Équation f
É-quoi-sion
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Loquace
Lo-quoi-ce, talkative
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Square m
Sq-war-e, square (in a town) or garden
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Poêle f/m
Poil, f=frying pan, m=wood-burning stove
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Faon m
Fawn (pronounced and meaning)
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Paon m
"pawn", peacock
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Asthme m
As-m, asthma
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Je faisais
Je fuzz-ais (same for other fais-)