No, “j” alone is always /ʒ/ in French (even though indeed fast pronunciation can twist it a bit). Fixed English page of Wiktionary, French one had the right IPA. The sound you transcript as “j” en English and Italian is ...
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Pourquoi est-ce que le c de crocs est muet avec s mais le c de “becs” est prononcé
Business EditorsThe c in -cs can be pronounced or not. There is no real rule I’m aware of but there are two or three times more words where the c is pronounced. Here are some words with the c in -cs ...
French pronunciation of « fête »
Associations EditorsThe correct pronunciation is [fɛt]. You can listen this in "Prononciation" section of Wiktionary. The mainstream pronunciation is /fɛt/, with a southern French accent, that might be /fɛ:tə/, with some eastern French accents and Belgian ones, that might be /fɛ:t/ ...
Comment prononcer le son « on » lorsqu’il est suivi d’une voyelle?
Business EditorsLa règle est celle observée avec bon. Une nasalisation finale disparaît en présence d’une liaison. L’exception concerne les possessifs mon, ton et son et le pronom on avec lesquels la nasalisation est le plus souvent maintenue malgré la liaison qui ...
Prononcer ge et gue
Business EditorsLes emprunts à l’allemand en ge- se prononcent avec /g/ et non /ʒ/ : la théorie de la Gestalt la gestapo Les noms propres allemands : Hegel Schwarzenegger Il y en a certainement bien d’autres. Attention, geiger dans le compteur ...
How to pronounce correctly?
Business Editors
Being a native speaker of Hindi, you might experience more difficulties with vowels than consonants. Most French consonants have counterparts in Hindi k, g, t, d, n, p, b, m are the same (unaspirated dental series for t, d, n) ...
When can “j’suis” be used?
Business EditorsI would say it is perfectly harmless in any context but the most formal. And even in the most formal setting, I can hardly see it to be of any consequence. I would even go further and say it is ...
Unpredictable pronunciations
Associations EditorsI did end up finding what I wanted, in an 1858 book: Eugène’s key to the French pronunciation.
What is the rule of concatenating words on a series of words that start/end with vowel?
Business EditorsIf I understand well, you have an issue with the “élision”: replacing “e” by “‘”(apostrophe) in front of a voyel (or a non prononced “h”). This “élision” of is only used with “ce, je, ne, me, te, se, le, la, ...
Confused about transcriptions using the /j/ sound
Associations EditorsNo they can’t when referring to the expected pronunciation but if you wrongly use one for another, the risk is low for you not to be understood unless there is a clash with a different actual word. /j/ and /i/ ...