LA LIAISON
1) What is “la liaison” ? La liaison is a rule in French pronunciation. When a word that ends with a silent consonant (like Mon = my where n is “silent”) is placed before a word that starts with a vowel (like Ami = friend), we sometimes pronounce the silent consonant. That’s la liaison. Mon + ami → Mon ami (sounds like “mon nahmee,” where “mon” has a French nasal sound.) The most common consonants for la liaison are: s → sounds like “z” in la liaison. For example: Des enfants (= some children) sounds like “deyz anfants”, where “an” is a nasal vowel. n → sounds like “n” d and t → both sound like “t” in la liaison. For example: Mon grand ami (= my great friend.) sounds like “gran tahmee.” Mon petit ami (= my boyfriend, or “small friend” literally) sounds like “puh tee tahmee.” The liaison with s is the most common, by far. But you can’t use it every time! …So when exactly should you use la liaison? 2) Liaisons you have to make We have some liaisons obligatoires (the “mandatory...