Liaison

A liaison is the relation between two consecutive sounds. Liaison is when a normally silent consonant at the end of a word is pronounced at the beginning of the word that follows it. Usually, liaisons are required between two words when the first one ends with a consonant as S, R, T or N  and the second one starts with a vowel or a mute h.

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Here are some Liaison examples :

S: The s is pronounced like a z.

nous avons    —–> nouzavon  (we have)

petits amis    —–> petizami   (little friends)

vous êtes      —–> vouzet  (you are)

les élèves     ——> lezelev  (the students)

je suis allé(e) —–> je suizale (I went)

T

C’est un   —–> cetun  (it is a)

c’est avec —–> cetavec (it is with)

est arrivé  —–> etarivé (is arrived)

est avec   —–> etavec (is with)

avant-hier —–> avantier (before yesterday)

R

Sur une     —–>  surune (on top of the)

N

Bon après-midi —->  bonapremidi (good afternoon)

Mon oncle       —->  mononcle ( my uncle)

However, there is no liaison .. .

after the preposition et (and) —> Maya et Ann

after an aspirate h     —> un héros (a hero)

after an inverted question  —> ont-ils étudié (have they studied)

after a noun in the singular —> un enfant aimable (a nice child)

Basic Grammar for level 1 – List

1. The alphabet: L’alphabet
2. French Silent Letters: Lettres muettes françaises
3. French Letter Combinations: Combinaisons de lettres (Practice)
4. Articles: Articles
5. Masculine or feminine nouns: Noms masculins ou féminins
6. The interrogative form: la forme interrogative
      a) Question words : Les mots interrogatifs
7. Prepositions(go, come – present) (Practice)
       a) The preposition “à”
       b) The preposition “de”
       c) “Pour” Explained: For vs. To
8. French expressions:
       a) Two words
       b) Three words
9. Accents: Accents
10. Liaison: Liaison
11. Possessive adjectives: Adjectifs possessifs (Practice)
12. The negative form: La forme négative
       a) Negative words in French: Les mots négatifs en français
13. C’est – Il est – elle est: It is – He is – she is
14. Quiz Game Level 1: Quiz

Basic Conjugation for L1

1. Personal Pronouns: Personal Pronouns
    a) Subject pronouns: Pronoms sujets
    b) You or you: Tu or vous
    c) (Practice)
2.Infinitive and conjugated verbs
3. The verb to be: Le verbe être
4. The verb to have: Le verbe avoir
5. The verb to go: Le verbe aller
6. The  verb to do: Le verbe faire
7. To be, To have, To go, To do
8. ER Verbs : (Phonetic pronunciation)
9. IR Verbs: (Phonetic pronunciation)
10. RE Verbs: (Phonetic pronunciation)
11. Sentences with ER verbs
12. Sentences with IR verbs
13. Sentences with RE verbs
14. Most Common French Verbs
15. REGULAR Verbs:
    a) (Verbes)
    b) (Sentences)
    c) (Practice)

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