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Liaison, Rhythm & Intonation
Link words like a native and give your sentences the right melody.
Why does “les amis” sound like “lé-z-ami”? Learn the compulsory and forbidden liaisons, how French links words into one breath group, when the e is dropped in speech, and how intonation alone turns a statement into a question.
Lessons
- 1
Liaisons: compulsory and forbidden
Why “les amis” sounds like “lé-z-ami”, the liaisons you must make and the ones you must never make.
- 2
Linking words and the dropped e
French flows as one block of sound: enchaînement, and the e that disappears in everyday speech.
- 3
Intonation: questions, lists and emotions
How the melody of your voice turns a statement into a question, structures a list and expresses surprise or doubt.
Final assessment
Ten questions drawn from the whole course. Score 70% or more to earn your certificate.
What you will be able to do
- 01Make the compulsory liaisons and avoid the forbidden ones
- 02Link words and drop the e like natives do
- 03Use rising and falling intonation
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