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Lesson - French Sounds (Pronunciation) - #10
Please see the following for introduction and citation information:
http://moi-alizee.us/forums/showthread.php?t=1101 Note: Letters that appear in red are those that appear with strikethrough in the original text. Endings; Remaining Sounds -tion The noun ending –tion, a very common one, is pronounced: s’yong. condition............. nation production........... édition constitution......... formation -tié The noun ending –tié, not very common, is pronounced: t’yay. pitié................... amitié -ille The distinctive French sound –ille is pronounced: yuh but barely audible. fille................... (fee-yuh) Marseille............ (mahr-say-yuh) vieille................ (vyay-yuh) travaille............. (trah-va-yuh) vaille................. (va-yuh) Versaille............. (ver-sa-yuh) The actual sound of Versaille seems close to ver-sigh. In these next words note the pronunciation indicated: rouillé................ (roo-yay) nouilles.............. (noo-yuh) grenouille........... (gruh-noo-yuh) The sound of i is necessary in: Bastille............... fille................. cédille the letter y The letter y is both a vowel and a consonant, as we have seen. As a avowel is has the same sound as i. As a consonant it has the sound of English y in “young” or “yes.” Guy.................... ayant (ai-iant = eh-yahng) Lyon gymnastique........ fuyant (fui-iant) th, ph The letter h is silent in French, as you have already learned (thus th is pronounced like t); but ph is pronounced, as in English, like f. théorie............... phrase................ photo orthographie....... phare.................. pharmacie m, v, z There should be no difficulties for an American in pronouncing the French letters m, v, z. You have already used them in pronunciation drills. maison............... vin..................... zèbre main.................. voir.................... zero k, w Letters k and w appear in French dictionaries because of words borrowed from other languages. kiosque............... kilometer............. wagon-lit kapok................. kilogramme.......... week-end knock-out........... kangourou............ whisky the diaeresis ˙˙ Two dots over a letter separate the sound of two vowels that would otherwise be a combined vowel. ...................................... Noël mois (mwah)................... Moïse (mo-eez) lai (leh)........................... laïque (la-eek)
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Merci CHF. i veulent prendre ceci une empreinte pour se reporter.
CHF, I want to take a print of it to refer. thank u.
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No problem; you're welcome.
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