French here, we say Paris.
You’re welcome guys, call me anytime for more French pronunciation.
French here, we say Paris.
You’re welcome guys, call me anytime for more French pronunciation.
Ah, the city everyone in France hates
Signed: Bordeaux
Adding signature from Nantes
I thought it was the Parisians you hated rather than the city.
It's actually pronounced Pah-Wraith

I also feel that way when I properly pronounce Mon'rree-all
Even that n is suspect. Surprise French silent letters be like
Moh-reh-aal
This is more like it
We don’t say the N or the T
Mor re al is how I would write it but yours is probably better for pronouncing
There are no rules for the names of places. Most places prefixed by "mont" will have a silent t, but I live near a place called Montrichard and the t must be pronounced
tbh, the n isn't silent in french, it serves to make the /ɔ̃/ sound (it's kind of a nasally O) with the "on" digraph
(adressed at anyone reading) btw, does the /ɔ̃/ sound even exist in english? i can't find any example of it...
The way the quizzical "huh" is sometimes pronounced is close perhaps? I don't know if I'd call that an English word though.
I mean, no letters are really silent, they affect the pronunciation of adjacent letters.
I'd say you don't pronounce the 'n' like an 'n', making it silentish, and it affects the adjacent 'o', giving it a more gutteral sound.
Now if only I could roll an 'r' instead of gurgle it
When I'm speaking English I pronounce it Paris.
Lorsque je parle français je le prononce Paris.
I try to roll my r's.
But it always comes out like a gutteral r instead, like I'm choking on it.
Pa 💦gh💦 ee
Why would you roll? French only has the gutteral r
Do you think Justin Bieber sprays his DNA all over the ladies when he's in Paris, France?
Ai slop alert =/
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