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*With the words beginning with an aspirated "h" (« h » aspiré): "un % héros", "en % haut" | *With the words beginning with an aspirated "h" (« h » aspiré): "un % héros", "en % haut" | ||
Here are a few words starting with a « h » aspiré | Here are a few words starting with a « h » aspiré: | ||
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hache | |French | ||
harem | |English | ||
herse | |- | ||
haie | |hache | ||
hareng | |chopped | ||
hibou | |- | ||
haine | |harem | ||
hargne | |harem | ||
hiéroglyphe | |- | ||
haïr | |herse | ||
haricot | |harrow | ||
hochet | |- | ||
hall | |haie | ||
harnais | |hedge | ||
hockey | |- | ||
haleter | |hareng | ||
harpe | |herring | ||
Hollande | |- | ||
halle | |hibou | ||
harpon | |owl | ||
homard | |- | ||
halte | |haine | ||
hasard | |hatred | ||
Hongrie | |- | ||
halot | |hargne | ||
hâte | |gnarl | ||
honte | |- | ||
hamac | |hiéroglyphe | ||
hauban | |hieroglyph | ||
hoquet | |- | ||
hameau | |haïr | ||
hausse | |hate | ||
horde | |- | ||
hampe | |haricot | ||
haut | |bean | ||
houblon | |- | ||
hamster | |hochet | ||
hautain | |rattle | ||
housse | |- | ||
hanche | |hall | ||
hautbois | |lobby | ||
hublot | |- | ||
handicap | |harnais | ||
Havane | |harness | ||
huis clos | |- | ||
hangar | |hockey | ||
havre | |hockey | ||
huit | |- | ||
hanneton | |haleter | ||
hérisson | |gasp | ||
hurler | |- | ||
hanter | |harpe | ||
hère | |harp | ||
hussard | |- | ||
harceler | |Hollande | ||
héron | |Holland | ||
hutte | |- | ||
hardi | |halle | ||
héros | |hall | ||
hure | |- | ||
|harpon | |||
|harpoon | |||
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|homard | |||
|lobster | |||
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|halte | |||
|halt | |||
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|hasard | |||
|hazard | |||
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|Hongrie | |||
|Hungary | |||
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|halot | |||
|halot | |||
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|hâte | |||
|haste | |||
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|honte | |||
|shame | |||
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|hamac | |||
|hammock | |||
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|hauban | |||
|stay | |||
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|hoquet | |||
|hiccough | |||
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|hameau | |||
|hamlet | |||
|- | |||
|hausse | |||
|rise | |||
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|horde | |||
|horde | |||
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|hampe | |||
|shaft | |||
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|haut | |||
|top | |||
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|houblon | |||
|hop | |||
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|hamster | |||
|hamster | |||
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|hautain | |||
|haughty | |||
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|housse | |||
|slipcover | |||
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|hanche | |||
|hip | |||
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|hautbois | |||
|oboe | |||
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|hublot | |||
|porthole | |||
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|handicap | |||
|handicap | |||
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|Havane | |||
|Havana | |||
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|huis clos | |||
|behind closed doors | |||
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|hangar | |||
|hangar | |||
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|havre | |||
|haven | |||
|- | |||
|huit | |||
|eight | |||
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|hanneton | |||
|cockchafer | |||
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|hérisson | |||
|hedgehog | |||
|- | |||
|hurler | |||
|to scream | |||
|- | |||
|hanter | |||
|haunt | |||
|- | |||
|hère | |||
|wretch | |||
|- | |||
|hussard | |||
|hussar | |||
|- | |||
|harceler | |||
|harass | |||
|- | |||
|héron | |||
|heron | |||
|- | |||
|hutte | |||
|hut | |||
|- | |||
|hardi | |||
|daring | |||
|- | |||
|héros | |||
|hero | |||
|- | |||
|hure | |||
|jowl | |||
|} | |||
*In some frozen groups: "nez % à nez", "riz % au lait", "mort % ou vif" | *In some frozen groups: "nez % à nez", "riz % au lait", "mort % ou vif" |
Revision as of 17:53, 9 July 2017
Let's talk about the French Liaisons.
In French phonetics, the liaison is the pronunciation of a final consonant immediately before a following word starting with a vowel.
There are 3 types of liaisons: mandatory optional and forbidden liaisons.
Here we describe only mandatory and prohibited Liaisons.
Mandatory Liaisons
The sign _ means "pronounce the liaison"
- Between a determinant and the word it determines: "les_amis", "quels_amis", "ces_amis", "les_uns et les_autres", "de bons_amis".
- Between a verb and its subject and object pronouns: "ils_ont", "les ont-ils", "nous_en_avons".
- With adverbs, prepositions and monosyllabic conjunctions: "en_avion", "très_intéressant", "quand_elle parle".
- With the auxiliary verb to be (although this is a very frequent rather than obligatory link): "il est_ici", "ils sont_arrivés".
- Between the words constituting certain fixed expressions: "tout_à l’heure", "quand-est-ce que", "tout_à coup", "de temps_en temps", "un sous-entendu", etc.
Prohibited Liaisons
They are at the border of two important rhythmic and syntactic groups.
In this logic, the liaison is not pronounced between, for example:
the sign % means "do not pronounce the Liaison"
- A nominal group and a verbal group: "les enfants % écoutent"
- A noun and an adjective postposed: "un étudiant % américain"
- After the proper names: "Jean % est parti"
- With conjunctions "et" and "ou" : "du pain % et % un bon fromage", "du pain % ou un croissant"
- After the interrogative adverbs : "Quand % est-il arrivé?", "Combien % en as-tu?"
- After the personal pronouns subject in an inversion : "will they arrive % ?"
- With the words beginning with an aspirated "h" (« h » aspiré): "un % héros", "en % haut"
Here are a few words starting with a « h » aspiré:
French | English |
hache | chopped |
harem | harem |
herse | harrow |
haie | hedge |
hareng | herring |
hibou | owl |
haine | hatred |
hargne | gnarl |
hiéroglyphe | hieroglyph |
haïr | hate |
haricot | bean |
hochet | rattle |
hall | lobby |
harnais | harness |
hockey | hockey |
haleter | gasp |
harpe | harp |
Hollande | Holland |
halle | hall |
harpon | harpoon |
homard | lobster |
halte | halt |
hasard | hazard |
Hongrie | Hungary |
halot | halot |
hâte | haste |
honte | shame |
hamac | hammock |
hauban | stay |
hoquet | hiccough |
hameau | hamlet |
hausse | rise |
horde | horde |
hampe | shaft |
haut | top |
houblon | hop |
hamster | hamster |
hautain | haughty |
housse | slipcover |
hanche | hip |
hautbois | oboe |
hublot | porthole |
handicap | handicap |
Havane | Havana |
huis clos | behind closed doors |
hangar | hangar |
havre | haven |
huit | eight |
hanneton | cockchafer |
hérisson | hedgehog |
hurler | to scream |
hanter | haunt |
hère | wretch |
hussard | hussar |
harceler | harass |
héron | heron |
hutte | hut |
hardi | daring |
héros | hero |
hure | jowl |
- In some frozen groups: "nez % à nez", "riz % au lait", "mort % ou vif"