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Prononciation Flashcards

1
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Besoin

A

Buzz-oin /ə/

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Vingt

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Vin is said the same as

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3
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Cent

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Sang is said the same as

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4
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Pain

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Pin is said the same as

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5
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Mer

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Mère is said the same as

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6
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V (liaison)

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Neuf ans

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7
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F (no liaison)

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Neuf années

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8
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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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9
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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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10
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Obligatory liaison

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Between an adjective and the noun that follows it

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11
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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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12
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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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13
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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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15
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T sound

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Liaison after T/D

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16
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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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17
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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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18
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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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19
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No liaison

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

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20
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No liaison

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

20
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No liaison

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After un when it’s used in the mathematical sense

21
Q

No liaison

A

After “quelqu’un”

22
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No liaison

A

After question words like “quand”

23
Q

No liaison

A

Before an aspirated H

24
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Obligatory liaison

A

Before a mute H

25
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No liaison

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After et when used to coordinate two things
Un homme et une femme

26
Q

No liaison

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After cent when it’s followed by another number

27
Q

Pronounce without the s

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Plus in a negative sentence
Moi non plus

28
Q

Pronounce without the s

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Plus when it means more and is in front of a consonant (unless its de/que)
Il est plus petit que moi

29
Q

Pronounce without the s

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In the phrase ni plus ni moins

30
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Pronounce the s

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Plus in the mathematical sense
Un plus un égale deux

31
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Pronounce without the s

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When plus is before a de and a number
Il a plus de 2 ans

31
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Pronounce the s

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When plus means more and is before de/que/the end of the sentence
Je veux plus de café

32
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Pronounce the s

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In expressions like: de plus, en plus, au plus, tout au plus

33
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Pronounce the s as z

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Plus in a negative sentence before a vowel sound
Je n’ai plus envie

34
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Pronounce the s as z

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Plus meaning more before a vowel sound
Elle est plus aimable que lui

35
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Achille

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Pronounced as L, Achilles

36
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Bacille m

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Pronounced as L, germ

37
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Billévesées fpl

A

Pronounced as L, nonsense (formal)

38
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Billion m

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Pronounced as Y, trillion

39
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Distiller

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Pronounced as L, to distill

40
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Mille m

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Pronounced as L, thousand

41
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Milliard m

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Pronounced as Y, billion

42
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Million m

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Pronounced as Y, million

43
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Pénicilline f

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Pronounced as L, penicillin

44
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Pupille m/f

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Pronounced as Y, pupil/orphan

45
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Tranquille

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Pronounced as L, tranquil

46
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Ville f

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Pronounced as L, town

47
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Eau

A

Haut and au pronounced the same as

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