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The diphthong "oi" does not vary in French pronunciation. The American pronunciation of Illinois (to rhyme with "boy") is just that--an American pronunciation. If you are speaking French, "oi" and "oy" are pronounced ou-ah, without exception.
- 1 – French Has An Even Rhythm
- 2 – No Tonic Accent in French
- 3 – French Has A Low Pitch
- 4 – A Smaller Intonation Range in French
- 5 – French Words Flow
- 6 – Respecting Punctuation
- 7 – No Modulation in French
- 8 – French Emphasis
French rhythm is even. All our syllables have the same length, we don’t have a much longer syllable or acceleration within a word, like it’s the case in English. So, when you speak or read a long French word, pronounce it slowly, one syllable at a time, saying each syllable with an even rhythm. Now let’s hear the audio example: Compare: “a preparaa...
What does “tonic accent” mean? A tonic accent it the habit of stressing one syllable over another, sometimes to differentiate between two words. Listen to the audio example below: Example: toconquer and to concur. Same sounds: the stressed syllable makes the difference. Compared to English, there is no tonic accent in French. This is important beca...
In general, the voice pitch of French is on the lower side: a French voice tends to be more low pitched than high pitched. This is something you can easily change in the way you speak French: try to lower your voice a bit, especially if in English you have a high pitch voice. Example: to help you understand, I’m going to record this sentence in Fre...
In French, the intonation range is rather small: our voice doesn’t go way high nor go way low. Our voice goes up a bit for questions, or to express emotions such as surprise, but nothing compare to English where there is a much larger range of intonation, and people often go up or down with no particular reason – especially in British English! Here...
Because of all the liaisonsand glidings, silent letters and even silent words, the French words flow into each other. English is more clipped in comparison to French. For sure, some words gilde into each other like “what’s going on”, yet there’s much less gliding in the English language than there is in spoken French. Je ne sais pas ce qui se passe...
Punctuation is very important in French. I was always surprised when I read out-loud with my English (adult) students to find out most of them didn’t stop at the punctuation marks. In the same paragraph, students would often read one sentence into the next, without stopping at the period for air! In French, maybe because the French words flow into ...
In French pronunciation, we never do this sing-songy modulation sound that English (in particular British English) often does to insist on one word. Listen to “roof”, “Ann” and “on” in these English sentences I’ve recorded for you: The cat climbed onto the roof! Ro-oofToday, with Anne, we went to the supermarket. Today-ay, A-Ann I don’t know what’s...
So, if you don’t modulate your voice for emphasis in French as you do in English, how would a French person insist on a word you ask? Well, for starters we don’t do it nearly as much as you do in English! I don’t know why, but we just don’t isolate words as much in French as you do in English. To put the emphasis on a word in French, we’d probably ...
- Stress in French. French stress, or l'accentuation, is different from the English one. While in the English language, stress can fall on any syllable in the word - for example, NOR mandy or Medite RRA nean - in French, it will always fall on the last syllable of the word.
- Accent Marks in French. There are only six vowels in the French language. However, there are also five different accent marks used with those vowels that can easily change their pronunciation.
- French nasal sounds. Spoken French often sounds like someone has plugged their nose up, so n and m are getting lost in the pronunciation. This is because of the French nasal sounds - the ones you pronounce not with your mouth, but with your nose.
- French R. The letter "r" is the most classic, and probably the most fun letter of the French alphabet. It might seem challenging to pronounce at first, and it can really be tricky for many English speakers learning French, but don’t worry.
Sep 27, 2023 · Over time, the pronunciation and spelling of the word underwent changes influenced by both French and English languages. The French pronunciation of “Illinois” emphasized the silent “s” and pronounced it as “il-le-nwa,” while the English pronunciation ignored the silent “s” and emphasized the second syllable, resulting in “il-li-noy.”
Dec 15, 2023 · Like English, French has 26 letters, and most French consonants sound the same as they do in English. That’s the good news. The bad news is that there are vowel and consonant sounds in French that don’t exist in English. Moreover, things like accent marks and ligatures make French pronunciation extra complicated. And it’s not just about ...
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Oct 15, 2024 · This sound can also be spelled “en” and “em” – see below. L’ambulance a un grand panneau blanc. The ambulance has a large white panel. 6. ain. Here we have another nasal pronunciation. This sound can also be spelled “in”, “im” or “un” – see below. Anne a faim : elle mange du pain. Anne is hungry: she eats some bread.
