Hearing- I kept hearing elle , an ‘l’ sound instead of eux in the second sentence although I knew it made no sense ...but I am a bit deaf.

CatrionaC1Kwiziq community member

Hearing- I kept hearing elle , an ‘l’ sound instead of eux in the second sentence although I knew it made no sense ...but I am a bit deaf.

I kept hearing elle(s) instead of eux in the second sentence although it made no sense.....but I am a bit deaf. 

Asked 3 years ago
CécileKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Hi Catriona and Kathleen,

 I have listened to the audio and he does says -

...je me confie à eux

but the clash of vowels (that can't be avoided in this case) does sound strange for French people too. Having said this I don't hear an -l.

Bonne continuation!

KathleenC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

me too.

Hearing- I kept hearing elle , an ‘l’ sound instead of eux in the second sentence although I knew it made no sense ...but I am a bit deaf.

I kept hearing elle(s) instead of eux in the second sentence although it made no sense.....but I am a bit deaf. 

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