Friday, November 16, 2012

French stuff 1

ballet
bouquet
buffet
cabaret
gourmet
coup d'etat
croquet
ricochet
depot
espirit de corps
debutant

silent: t/d, s/z, g/x, p/b, n/m

Frequency: t, s, z

dos
vis
propos
Paris
surpris
Louis
escrit
lit
parfait
sot
tot
filet
projet
galop
prix

0. t/d, s/z, g/x, p/b, n/m: silent
1. CaReFuL trick: final c, r, f and l are pronounced
2  silent c: le tabac, le proc, estomac,
3. silent r: verbs ending with -er, noun/adj ending with -ier
4. silent l: le fusil, gentil, outil, le sourcil
5. e: schwa (FOOT vowel), mute, opener/closer vowel

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