[Pronunciation] French words ending in -e and -et Flashcards
What words of French origin ending in -e and -et (pronounced with /eɪ/) can you remember?
Try to recall at least 5.
Words of French origin
My wedding day - and I know it’s a _ (клише) - was just the happiest day of my life.
My wedding day - and I know it’s a cliché - was just the happiest day of my life.
BrE /ˈkliːʃeɪ/
AmE /kliːˈʃeɪ/
Words of French origin
[pronunciation]
There’s a little café on the corner that serves very good coffee.
BrE /ˈkæf.eɪ/
US /kæfˈeɪ/
Words of French origin
[pronunciation]
She sent her résumé to 50 companies, but didn’t even get an interview.
BrE /ˈrez.juː.meɪ/
US /ˈrez.ə.meɪ/
Words of French origin
[pronunciation]
Are you having a sit-down meal or a buffet at the wedding?
BrE /ˈbʌfeɪ/, /ˈbʊfeɪ/
AmE /bəˈfeɪ/
Words of French origin
Who are they?
ballet dancers
BrE /ˈbæleɪ/
AmE /bæˈleɪ/
Words of French origin
My mother _ (= связала крючком) this blanket when she was on holiday.
My mother crocheted this blanket when she was on holiday.
BrE /ˈkrəʊ.ʃeɪ/
US /kroʊˈʃeɪ/
Words of French origin
Have you met Christina’s _ (= жених)?
Have you met Christina’s fiancé?
BrE /fiˈɒn.seɪ/
US /ˌfiː.ɑːnˈseɪ/
Words of French origin
What’s this?
a beret
/ˈbereɪ/
/bəˈreɪ/
Words of French origin
How is this film title pronounced?
BrE /ˈkæbəreɪ/
AmE /ˌkæbəˈreɪ/
Words of French origin
When you go to an all-you-can-eat _, you pay a single fixed price regardless of how much you consume.
When you go to an all-you-can-eat buffet, you pay a single fixed price regardless of how much you consume.
BrE /ˈbʌfeɪ/, /ˈbʊfeɪ/
AmE /bəˈfeɪ/
[Words of French origin]
[pronunciation]
I saw Beyonce last year.
eɪ at the end