Pronunciation question

Question

Hi there,In the examples given in this lesson one of the speakers pronounce "Elle s'assied avec Paul/Elle s'assoit avec Paul" with the d/t at the end.I thought maybe this was due to having a vowel following it, but on the other examples above there are also "Avec" following the Assied/assoit and omitting the last consonant! Any ideas?Thanks.

Accepted Answer

Bonjour Lucy,
The -d from "assied" can be pronounced as a [t] sound when in front of a vowel (it is optional). It also occurs with "quand" in a question (in this case, the liaison always happens):
Quand est-ce que tu arrives ? -> Quand [t]est-ce que tu arrives  ? = When are you arriving?
However, thanks to you, we've decided to change the audio of these examples and have not included the liaison.
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !