{"id":112,"date":"2024-03-06T18:52:48","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T23:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer2\/?post_type=chapter&p=112"},"modified":"2024-03-08T18:48:20","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T23:48:20","slug":"9-12-structure-prononciation-francais-rapide","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer2\/chapter\/9-12-structure-prononciation-francais-rapide\/","title":{"raw":"9.12: Structure - Prononciation, Fran\u00e7ais rapide","rendered":"9.12: Structure – Prononciation, Fran\u00e7ais rapide"},"content":{"raw":"\n

In this section, you learn about pronunciation shortcuts in spoken French.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Listen to the audio clips that follow on this page to hear the French pronunciation of vocabulary and examples presented.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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On \u00e9tudie !<\/h2>\n\n
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La prononciation du fran\u00e7ais rapide<\/h3>\n\n

The French we learn in school, the official French language, can be quite different from the French you may hear if you travel to France. This is because French people have a tendency to speak very fast, and to cut some vowels, entire words, or consonants.<\/p>\n\n

Here are a few tricks if you want to catch, understand, or even speak like Parisians.<\/p>\n\n

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(a) The first trick is to omit the letter e<\/strong> in the middle of long words and at the end of some one-syllable words like je<\/strong>, te<\/strong>, ce<\/strong>, que<\/strong>, me<\/strong>, etc.<\/p>\n\n

Il est petit<\/strong>. \u2794 Il est p\u2019t<\/strong>it.<\/p>\n\n

Je vais \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9picerie<\/strong>. \u2794 Je vais \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9pic\u2019rie<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

Je me<\/strong> suis lev\u00e9e t\u00f4t. \u2794 Je m\u2019<\/strong>suis lev\u00e9e t\u00f4t. OR J\u2019me<\/strong> suis lev\u00e9e t\u00f4t.<\/p>\n\n

Je<\/strong> t\u2019ai donn\u00e9 le<\/strong> stylo. \u2794 J\u2019<\/strong>tai donn\u00e9 l\u2019<\/strong>stylo.<\/p>\n\n

On fait une promenade<\/strong>. \u2794 On fait une prom\u2019n<\/strong>ade.<\/p>\n\n

(b) The affirmative expression oui<\/strong> is always said ouais<\/strong>, much like yeah in English.<\/p>\n\n

(c) Sometimes, the negative expression non<\/strong> is said nan<\/strong>, although this is not as common as ouais<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

(d) Some expressions take on a ch<\/strong> (sh) sound in spoken French.<\/p>\n\n

Je suis<\/strong> l\u00e0. \u2794 Chuis<\/strong> ici.<\/p>\n\n

Je ne sais<\/strong> pas. \u2794 Chais<\/strong> pas.<\/p>\n\n

(e) In negative sentences, the negative adverb ne<\/strong> is almost always omitted.<\/p>\n\n

Il n\u2019<\/strong>aime pas sa chambre. \u2794 Il aime pas sa chambre.<\/p>\n\n

Vous ne<\/strong> venez pas ? \u2794 Vous v\u2019<\/strong>nez pas ?<\/p>\n\n

Ne<\/strong> t\u2019inqui\u00e8te pas ! \u2794 T\u2019inqui\u00e8te pas. OR even T\u2019inqui\u00e8te !<\/p>\n\n

(f) The third person singular impersonal subject pronoun il<\/strong> is often omitted in spoken French.<\/p>\n\n

Il<\/strong> y a une fille qui habite chez moi. \u2794 Y a une fille qui habite chez moi.<\/p>\n\n

Il<\/strong> faut faire attention. \u2794 Faut faire attention.<\/p>\n\n

Il<\/strong> faut que tu me dises la v\u00e9rit\u00e9. \u2794 Faut qu\u2019tu m\u2019dises la v\u00e9rit\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>

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On pratique !<\/h2>\n\n
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Activit\u00e9<\/h3>\n\n

Now, let\u2019s see if you can figure how to transform the following sentences.<\/p>\n\n

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  1. Hier, je suis all\u00e9e au cin\u00e9ma. \u2794<\/li>\n
  2. Tu me pr\u00eates ta voiture ? \u2794<\/li>\n
  3. On va \u00e0 la boulangerie ? Oui, on y va cet apr\u00e8m. \u2794<\/li>\n
  4. Comment vous appelez-vous ? \u2794<\/li>\n
  5. Je t\u2019ai appel\u00e9 il y a une heure. \u2794<\/li>\n
  6. Il faut que tu lises le Petit Prince. \u2794<\/li>\n
  7. Tu sais o\u00f9 je peux acheter des bonbons ? Non, je ne sais pas du tout. \u2794<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","rendered":"

    In this section, you learn about pronunciation shortcuts in spoken French.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    <\/span><\/p>\n

    Media Alternative<\/span><\/h2>\n

    Listen to the audio clips that follow on this page to hear the French pronunciation of vocabulary and examples presented.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

    <\/span><\/p>\n

    On \u00e9tudie !<\/h2>\n