Dans cette leçon de francais en video, Anais vous présente l'élément incontournable à la pratique du français: la prononciation des consonnes. Si vous souhaitez pouvoir vous exprimer correctement en français maîtriser la prononciation des consonnes constitue le premier pas.
Some -er verbs are considered irregular because of the way they are spelt. The spelling of the verb in the present tense may differ from the spelling of the infinitive verb. As a result, the infinitive verb and its present tense may pronounce differently.
The verbs ending in -ger take an “e” before the ending of the subject “nous” to keep the soft “g” sound. “Go” is pronounced “go” and “geo” is pronounced “jo.”
For example:
“Nous mangeons” and not “nous mangons.”
The verbs ending in -cer take a “ç” before the ending of the subject “nous” to keep the soft “c” sound. “Co” is pronounced “co” and “ço” is pronounced “so.”
For example:
“Nous commençons” and not “nous commencons.”
The verbs ending in -ayer, -oyer and uyer turn the “y” into an “i” for “je,” “tu,” “il,” “elle,” “ils” and “elles.” Here are three examples:
| Examples | |
|---|---|
| Envoyer | Essayer |
| J’envoie | J’essaie |
| Tu envoies | Tu essaies |
| Il/elle/on envoie | Il/elle/on essaie |
| Nous envoyons | Nous essayons |
| Vous envoyez | Vous essayez |
| Ils/elles envoient | Ils/elles essaient |
| Ennuyer | |
|---|---|
| J’ennuie | Nous ennuyons |
| Tu ennuies | Vous ennuyez |
| Il/elle/on ennuie | Ils/elles ennuient |
The key to mastering the pronunciation of “-yer” verbs, is to be able to pronounce the infinitive form perfectly. For the subjects “je,” “tu,” “il/elle/on,” and “ils/elles,” simply pronounce the infinitive minus the sound “-yer.”
For example:
Envoyer → “on-vwa-yeah.”= J’envoie → “jon-vwa.”
Essayer → “ey-sey-yeah.”= J’essaie → “jey-sey.”
“Ennuyer” means “to annoy,” we pronounce it “on-nwee-yeah.”
With verbs ending in -ayer, you have the choice to follow the rule above or not. Some verbs are more commonly used for speaking with the “y” and some with the “i.” Unfortunately, there are no rules to guide you. Here are two examples:
| Examples | |
|---|---|
| Payer | Payer |
| Je paie | Je paye |
| Tu paies | Tu payes |
| Il/elle/on paie | Il/elle/on paye |
| Nous payons | Nous payons |
| Vous payez | Vous payez |
| Ils/elles paient | Ils/elles payent |
More in the books
Werther you are learning by yourself, with Anais and Co or if you are a FLE teacher find this lesson and many more in a beautiful book.
Be notified when we upload a new video.
