No, there’s a slight difference in pronunciation between the two forms (although some people in france can’t pronounce it differently) : mangerai (will eat) is pronounced [ɛ] while manger (to eat) is pronounced [e]. Both are the same close-mid front ...
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Why is there no liaison for the second person singular?
Business EditorsCette liaison n’est pas interdite, mais facultative : Les liaisons facultatives sont des liaisons qui ne sont ni obligatoires, ni interdites: elles sont conseillées. La seule véritable règle qui régit les liaisons facultatives est celle des niveaux de langue en ...
How to pronounce the last name “Mignotte”?
Associations EditorsI do not expect any other pronunciation than /miɲɔt/ by a French person. It is close to (UK) English "min1 yacht", the middle "gn" is pronounced like the Spanish ñ, close to "canyon", the name rhymes with "pot". Mignotte is ...
When to pronounce the letter “e” closed (/e/), and when to pronounce it open (/ɛ/)?
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Whether you pronounce /e/ or /ɛ/ in agression, terrorisme and many other words doesn’t make that much a difference. There are regional or just personal variations so native speakers might use one or the other. For example, here is a ...
Is there a difference in pronunciation for un, a, à, as and et, es and est?
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Note: It is difficult to avoid using IPA to describe pronunciation. English vowels are absolutely not equivalent to French ones, so comparisons in dictionaries (e.g. “like the a in angel“) are often misleading. Your given pronunciations are not correct: There ...
« Ils ont étudié »: Est-ce que je dois faire la liaison ?
Associations EditorsNormalement, il faut faire les deux liaisons Ils-z-ont-t-étudié Néanmoins, il est assez fréquent de ne faire que la première Ils-z-ont étudié ou de prononcer la seconde très discrètement. Il y a trois types de liaisons en français, les liaisons obligatoires, ...
De « je suis » à « ch’u » ?
Business EditorsComme Laure l’a commenté, l’expression est fautive, et oralement (lorsque l’enfant commence à parler, ou lorsqu’on l’imite intentionnellement) on prononce le i. Le ‘glissé’ du je vers le ‘cheu’ semble naturel, la dégradation de l’articulation du je donnant un [ʃ]. ...
What is the correct pronunciation of such words as “leur”, “leurs”, “je meurs”, “il meurt”?
Business EditorsSome dictionaries have audio pronunciation. Check this one for example. Think about “hour”. Split it in two syllables. What you are looking for is exactly the second one. You can have a look here, or here if you need.
References for pronunciation of different verb forms
Associations EditorsNot a book, but an excellent resource for pronunciation guidelines is forvo.com. You can search for almost any word with pronunciations recorded and submitted by (supposedly*) native speakers. Some examples for a verb (jouer – all present tense forms + ...
Prononciation en français des mots d’origine anglaise
Business EditorsIl n’y a pas de règle absolue, c’est souvent l’usage qui dicte la prononciation des mots étrangers, comme celle des mots français d’ailleurs… Les mots comme python, Apache, Oracle, Android (androïde), Ruby (rubis), interface, etc. qui existent déjà en français ...