Lettres muettes
Recognize common silent final letters in French.
| Français | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|
🔊vous | you | final -s → silent |
🔊et | and | final -t → silent |
🔊deux | two | final -x → silent |
🔊deux | two | [dø] |
🔊vous | you | [vu] |
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Deux amis sont ici.
Two friends are here.
Pronunciation Notes
Most final consonants are silent unless followed by liaison. Final -r, -l, -f, -c are usually pronounced (mnemonic: CaReFuL).
Silent-final practice: vous
vous
[vu]
Silent-final practice: petit
petit
[pəti]
Silent-final practice: faux
faux
[fo]