A distinct characteristic about the French language is the way it is pronounced. Within the French language itself; rules in grammar and pronunciation varies but there is one rule accepted and considered in using and speaking the French language in the standard way.
As you may have noticed, final consonants on a French word are normally omitted. There is no need to pronounce the letters s, x, z, t, d, n, and m. but the rest of the consonants like c, r, y, f, and l are pronounced.
Example: Les Miserables, Vouz
Liaison plays an important role between French words in a sentence. It simply links two words together especially when the first word ends in consonant and the following word starts with a vowel. So in this case, when a normal silent consonant is on this situation, it needs to be pronounced.
Example: les amants, vous avez
If consonants are dropped in French, there is the vowel dropping as well. This time, its called eliason. This applies to some monosyllabic French words ending in a and e, like je and que drops the final vowel when followed by another word starting with a vowel. The missing vowel is then placed by an...
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