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.
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Lucy S.Kwiziq community member
Pronunciation question
This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate reflexive verb s'asseoir in the present tense in French (Le Présent)"
Asked 4 months ago
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 !
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