Liaison : les bases
Understand when liaison is required, optional, or forbidden.
| Français | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|
🔊amis | friends | [ami] |
🔊arriver | to arrive | [aʁive] |
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Les‿amis arrivent. Vous‿avez une voiture.
The friends arrive. You have a car.
Pronunciation Notes
Liaison links final consonant to next word if it begins with a vowel. Some liaisons change meaning: 'les amis' vs 'les‿œufs'. Learning required liaisons is key for natural speech.
Required liaisons: les‿enfants
les‿enfants
Required liaisons: nos‿amis
nos‿amis
Required liaisons: mes‿idées
mes‿idées