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La phonétique du français 5
LA LIAISON
The "liaison" is very important in French.
It can change the meaning of a sentence.
Here's an example:
1) il adore /il ador/ [He loves]
2) ils_adorent /il za-dor/ [They love]
So, the "liaison" is made between 2 words: a word that ends with a consonant and the word that comes after it begins with a vowel.
Example: les_école
LES LIAISONS OBLIGATOIRES

The most frequent have the following sounds: [z], [t] and [n]. There's also [v].
The liaison is made:
1. between the determiner and its noun;
2. between the noun and the adjective placed before;
3. between the personal pronoun (also "en" and "y"), and its verb;
4. with prepositions of one syllable only;
5. with compound words and expressions;
6. with "neuf" (9).
1. [z] / [n]
les_enfants ; un_enfant ;
2. [z] / [t] / [n]
mes_amis ; leurs_écoles ; deux_oranges ;
les petits_enfants ; un petit_enfant ; un grand_arbre ;
un grand_homme ; vingt_heure ; un bon_exemple
3. [z] / [t] / [n]
Ils_ont ; vous_écoutez ; nous_aimons ; prends-en ; allons-y
sont-ils ; parlent-ils ; on_apprend
4. [z]
dans_une maison ; chez_un voisin ; sans_argent ; sous_une table
5. [z] / [t]
de plus_en plus ; de temps_en temps ; tout_à coup ; petit_à petit
6. [v] (heure, an, homme)
neuf_heures ; neuf_ans ; neuf_hommes ;
[f] (for other words) neuf_enfants...
LES LIAISONS INTERDITES

The liaison is never made:
1. after the word "et";
2. after "h aspiré" like the word "haricot" -
3. between a singular noun and a verb;
4. before "huit", "huitième", "onze" and "onzième".
1. Elle danse et # elle chante.
2. Les # haricots rouges.
3. L'enfant # est gentil ; Marion # a raison.
4. C'est un # huit de cœur ; c'est son # onzième livre.
All the other liaisons are optional...
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