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|hublot | |hublot | ||
|porthole | |porthole | ||
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|huit | |huit | ||
|eight | |eight | ||
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|hurler | |hurler | ||
|to scream | |to scream | ||
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*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 18:01, 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 : "vont-ils % arriver ?"
- 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 | axe |
| haie | hedge |
| haine | hatred |
| haïr | hate |
| haleter | gasp |
| hall | lobby |
| halte | halt |
| hamac | hammock |
| hameau | hamlet |
| hamster | hamster |
| hanche | hip |
| handicap | handicap |
| hanneton | cockchafer |
| hanter | haunt |
| harceler | harass |
| harem | harem |
| hareng | herring |
| haricot | bean |
| harnais | harness |
| harpe | harp |
| harpon | harpoon |
| hasard | hazard |
| hâte | haste |
| hausse | rise |
| haut | top |
| hautain | haughty |
| hautbois | oboe |
| Havane | Havana |
| hérisson | hedgehog |
| héron | heron |
| héros | hero |
| herse | harrow |
| hibou | owl |
| hiéroglyphe | hieroglyph |
| hochet | rattle |
| hockey | hockey |
| Hollande | Holland |
| homard | lobster |
| Hongrie | Hungary |
| honte | shame |
| hoquet | hiccough |
| houblon | hop |
| hublot | porthole |
| huit | eight |
| hurler | to scream |
- In some frozen groups: "nez % à nez", "riz % au lait", "mort % ou vif"