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Monday, November 20, 2006

Learn French Online: The Sound Of The Consonants.


CC + (in the middle of the word) = K

Ex.: baccalauréat – accordéon – accident – occident

C = g

Ex.: second – secondaire – seconde

D (pronounced as in English)

Ex.: danger – double – dame – dossier – déodorant

F (pronounced as in English)

Ex.: farine – buffet – filtre – enfant – fumer

G + a, o, u = G (pronounciation hard like g in go)

Ex.: gaz – gare – gomme – gant – gateau – gorge

G + e, i, y = J (like s in leisure)

Ex.: geste – plage – girafe – gens – gilet – gentil - gymnastique

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Learn French Online: The Sound Of The Consonants.

C + e, i, y = S (like s in sit)

Ex.: ce – cette – ciel – cil – citadelle – cycliste

C ( ç ) + a, o, u = S (like s in sit)

Ex.: garçon – caleçon – leçon – maçon – français – reçu

C (at the end of the word) = K

Ex.: sac – bec – lac – ammoniac

Attention! There are some rare cases where the C at the end of the word doesn`t sounds as the K.

Ex.:
  • caoutchouc
  • tronc


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Sunday, November 19, 2006

Learn French Online: The Sound Of The Consonants.


B (pronounced as in English)

Ex.: béret - bloc - banque - absent - microbe

C + a, o, u = K

Ex.: carte - camarade - cadeau - culotte - coq - curieux - cuir

C + consonant = K

Ex.: classe - club - clé - clou - lecture - craie

C + h = K

Ex.: Chlore - choléra - ochestre - technique - choeur - chrétien

C + h = Sh (like in shop)

Ex.: Chose - chaud - chaise - chambre - chien - chaque - chat - cheveu

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