Listen and compare · 10
CEFR B2
Review the contrast after listening
Nous partirons mardi.
[nu paʁtiʁɔ̃ ˈmaʁdi ↘]
correct the day: Tuesday, not Monday
Nous partirons mardi.
[ˈnu paʁtiʁɔ̃ maʁdi ↘]
correct who: us, not them
What tells the two sounds apart
- ˈ = prominencia en contextoCorrect the detail specified in the translation, highlighting the marked word with duration and pitch movement, without shouting. Here ˈ marks discourse prominence, not French lexical stress. Keep known information less prominent. Other realisations are valid if the corrected detail remains clear without changing meaning.
Why it is hard
Correct the detail specified in the translation, highlighting the marked word with duration and pitch movement, without shouting. Here ˈ marks discourse prominence, not French lexical stress. Keep known information less prominent. Other realisations are valid if the corrected detail remains clear without changing meaning.
Nous avons approuvé la deuxième version du dossier, pas la première.
To practise
- La séance est ouverte au public.[la seɑ̃s ɛ ˈuvɛʁt o pyblik ↘]correct open, not closed
- Le comité a approuvé la deuxième version.[lə kɔmite a apʁuve la ˈdøzjɛm vɛʁsjɔ̃ ↘]correct second, not first
- Nous avons envoyé le dossier.[nu zavɔ̃ ˈɑ̃vwaje lə dɔsje ↘]correct sent, not received
- La réponse concerne les enseignants.[la ʁepɔ̃s kɔ̃sɛʁn lezɑ̃sɛˈɲɑ̃ ↘]correct teachers, not pupils; final group prominence