Consonnes : c/g durs et doux
Differentiate hard and soft pronunciations of c and g.
| Français | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|
🔊car | car | c + a/o/u → [k] |
🔊cinéma | cinema | c + e/i → [s] |
🔊gare | train station | g + a/o/u → [g] |
🔊girafe | giraffe | g + e/i → [ʒ] |
🔊cinéma | cinema | [sinema] |
🔊gare | train station | [gaʁ] |
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La girafe est au cinéma près de la gare.
The giraffe is at the cinema near the train station.
Pronunciation Notes
Hard sounds: c = [k], g = [g]. Soft sounds: c = [s], g = [ʒ]. Cedilla (ç) forces soft c before a/o/u.
Hard vs soft c: car vs cerf
car [[kaʁ]] vs cerf [[sɛʁ]]
Hard vs soft g: gare vs génial
gare [[gaʁ]] vs génial [[ʒenjal]]