Is there a difference in pronunciation between "parlé" and "parlais", for example?
French Pronunciation Question
It depends on your accent. In much of France, there is no difference in pronunciation, with both being pronounced "parlé".
But there are some people who pronounce -ais in parlais with a more open e sound like in "anglaise". Read up on "e accent grave" : è and ê.
But there are some people who pronounce -ais in parlais with a more open e sound like in "anglaise". Read up on "e accent grave" : è and ê.
Thank you. I have some more questions.
Is there a difference between "étudions" and "étudiions"?
Do you know anything that tells you how to pronounce verb forms, by the way? The dictionary I have only tells you how to say the infinitive, not the conjugated forms.
Is there a difference between "étudions" and "étudiions"?
Do you know anything that tells you how to pronounce verb forms, by the way? The dictionary I have only tells you how to say the infinitive, not the conjugated forms.
>>Is there a difference between "étudions" and "étudiions"? <<
No.
>>Do you know anything that tells you how to pronounce verb forms, by the way? The dictionary I have only tells you how to say the infinitive, not the conjugated forms. <<
You just know when you've been speaking/reading for long enough.
Post the pattern of the verb forms you're learning to pronounce and I'll help you out.
No.
>>Do you know anything that tells you how to pronounce verb forms, by the way? The dictionary I have only tells you how to say the infinitive, not the conjugated forms. <<
You just know when you've been speaking/reading for long enough.
Post the pattern of the verb forms you're learning to pronounce and I'll help you out.
>> >>Is there a difference between "étudions" and "étudiions"? <<
No. <<
When I say no, I mean not in pronunciation.
No. <<
When I say no, I mean not in pronunciation.
Thank you again.
I am trying to learn the "imparfait" conjugations.
je parlais (parlé)
tu parlais (parlé)
il/elle parlait (parlé)
nous parlions (parlion)
vous parliez (parlié)
ils/elles parlaient (parlé)
I put the way I think they're pronounced in parentheses. Correct me if I made any mistakes.
If it's not too much trouble, I have another question too.
Is there a difference in pronunciation between "il parle" and "ils parlent"?
I am trying to learn the "imparfait" conjugations.
je parlais (parlé)
tu parlais (parlé)
il/elle parlait (parlé)
nous parlions (parlion)
vous parliez (parlié)
ils/elles parlaient (parlé)
I put the way I think they're pronounced in parentheses. Correct me if I made any mistakes.
If it's not too much trouble, I have another question too.
Is there a difference in pronunciation between "il parle" and "ils parlent"?
>>nous parlions (parlion)
vous parliez (parlié)<<
I would write them as "parlyon" and "parlyé". (The "y" as in "yeah")
>>Is there a difference in pronunciation between "il parle" and "ils parlent"? <<
No.
vous parliez (parlié)<<
I would write them as "parlyon" and "parlyé". (The "y" as in "yeah")
>>Is there a difference in pronunciation between "il parle" and "ils parlent"? <<
No.
Thanks a lot for your help.
So, anyway, do you just have to go by context to tell the difference between them?
So, anyway, do you just have to go by context to tell the difference between them?
Yes. But then, you could think of it as how the same word/pronunciation "speaking" is used in English for each conjugation.
Il parle - he's speaking (or he speaks)
Tu parles - you're speaking (or you speak)
Ils parlent - they're speaking (or they speak)
Il parle - he's speaking (or he speaks)
Tu parles - you're speaking (or you speak)
Ils parlent - they're speaking (or they speak)
I was talking about ""il parle" and "ils parlent". The "s" in "ils" ins't pronounced, right? Because "parlent" starts with a consonant. So they sound the same even though one is singular and the other is plural.
This can happen in English too, though, because sometimes the word "they" is used as a singular pronoun.
This can happen in English too, though, because sometimes the word "they" is used as a singular pronoun.
I was talking about ""il parle" and "ils parlent". The "s" in "ils" ins't pronounced, right?<<
Right. So the context sorts it out.
Right. So the context sorts it out.
Guest 1 : « Is there a difference between "étudions" and "étudiions"? »
Guest 2 : « No. »
Ça dépend. La plupart des gens (la plupart du temps) ne différencient pas <étudions> (indicatif présent 1ère p. pl.) de <étudiions> (indicatif imparfait 1ère p. pl.) à l'oral.
C'est-à-dire qu'ils prononcent [etydjÕ] (X-Sampa) = [etydjɔ̃] (API) dans tous les cas.
D'autres, en revanche, distinguerons nettement <étudions> de <étudiions>.
Et voici quelle serait la différence : <étudions> = [etydjÕ] (X-Sampa) = [etydjɔ̃] (API) — <étudiions> = [etydijÕ] (X-Sampa) = [etydijɔ̃] (API).
Pour les symboles phonétiques, voir : http://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/Annexe:Prononciation , et aussi : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-SAMPA .
Guest 2 : « No. »
Ça dépend. La plupart des gens (la plupart du temps) ne différencient pas <étudions> (indicatif présent 1ère p. pl.) de <étudiions> (indicatif imparfait 1ère p. pl.) à l'oral.
C'est-à-dire qu'ils prononcent [etydjÕ] (X-Sampa) = [etydjɔ̃] (API) dans tous les cas.
D'autres, en revanche, distinguerons nettement <étudions> de <étudiions>.
Et voici quelle serait la différence : <étudions> = [etydjÕ] (X-Sampa) = [etydjɔ̃] (API) — <étudiions> = [etydijÕ] (X-Sampa) = [etydijɔ̃] (API).
Pour les symboles phonétiques, voir : http://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/Annexe:Prononciation , et aussi : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-SAMPA .