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Pronounching -er in French | ||
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| panurge Newbie Italy Joined 5632 days ago 11 posts - 11 votes Speaks: English | Message 1 of 12 30 May 2009 at 1:41pm | IP Logged |
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Hi,
I've come across a pronunciation problem in French I can't solve myself. Why are some word ending in -er pronounced as /e/ and others /ɛʁ/ For example: olivier /ɔ.li.vje/ tomber /tɔ̃.be/ BUT hier -> /i.ɛʁ/ hiver -> /i.vɛʁ/ 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| TheBiscuit Tetraglot Senior Member Mexico Joined 5733 days ago 532 posts - 619 votes  Speaks: English*, French, Spanish, Italian Studies: German, Croatian | Message 2 of 12 30 May 2009 at 4:52pm | IP Logged |
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Well, all verb endings in French are stressed slightly, and you're not pronouncing the r. (tombER)
With hier and hiver, you're pronouncing the r so the sound changes? That would be my guess. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Halie Diglot Groupie United States Joined 5920 days ago 80 posts - 106 votes Speaks: English*, French | Message 3 of 12 30 May 2009 at 6:30pm | IP Logged |
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I think it has to do with the i in 'hier' and 'hiver'.
With practice it's something you'll just come to know without thinking about it. Listen to French people talking, frequently, and your own pronunciation will improve. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Dark_Sunshine Diglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5575 days ago 340 posts - 357 votes Speaks: English*, French | Message 5 of 12 31 May 2009 at 12:33am | IP Logged |
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I think the answer is Just Because. French has irregular pronunciation, although it's still not as irregular as English in that respect.
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| CRHUSA Newbie United States Joined 5554 days ago 13 posts - 18 votes Speaks: English* Studies: FrenchB2, Spanish | Message 6 of 12 01 June 2009 at 9:07pm | IP Logged |
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I think it might be that you don't pronounce the R infinitive verbs, but if a word is a noun then you do.
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| GuardianJY Groupie United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5495 days ago 74 posts - 72 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Italian, Swedish, French | Message 8 of 12 01 June 2009 at 11:39pm | IP Logged |
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I agree with Halie. It just happens to be pronounced differently, and likely is pronounced with or without the r by different speakers, depending on dialect. Similar to "Y'all" vs. "you all."
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