Listening to audio

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Bonjour!I was wondering when listening to the audio of how to say the verb acheterais and acheterait to me they do sound the same am I correct to make that assumption?I also wonder if the letter r is always silent as well as the letter L?ThanksNicole

Accepted Answer

You're right: achèterais and achèterait sound exactly the same. In everyday spoken French, they sound like ach't'rai.
I don't know of any rule stating that the letters r and l are always silent, though.

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Thanks chris only wondering because when listening  to the verb acheter the r is not pronounced as well as the r in Mars.

Answer

The -r in the infinitive of regular -er verbs, such as acheter, is never pronounced.