The Syllable
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Please be mindful of the fact that all the French sounds are produced with greater facial, throat and other phonatory muscle tension than any English sound.
This is an UNREGISTERED SOFTWARE.......! ! ! ! ! ! !
After 10 DAYS TRIAL you must Register.· | v :the syllable is a vowel or vowel cluster - a à ai au aoû oe oeu e é ei eu etc
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· | c+v :ends in a vowel - le te ne de de que la ma ta sa etc
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· | v+c : the syllable starts with a vowel and ends with consonant/s or semi-vowel/s - on en août art
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· | c+v+c : the syllable starts with consonant/s followed by a vowel and ends with consonant/s - part tram pour chien chatte patte
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NOTE:
the silent final [-e] is considered to be part of the previous syllable. SO DO NOT PRONOUNCE IT until you learn more about it.· | there are open monosyllabic words: le te ne de de que la ma ta sa
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· | There are closed monosyllabic words: on en août art
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