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CEFR B1

Review the contrast after listening

travail

[tʁavaj]

work

travailler

[tʁavaje]

to work

What tells the two sounds apart

  • [j]This family keeps [j], a short tongue glide, not the English sound in job. Compare the short and long forms without adding an extra i syllable. Ville does not follow this pattern: written ill does not establish a universal rule.

Why it is hard

This family keeps [j], a short tongue glide, not the English sound in job. Compare the short and long forms without adding an extra i syllable. Ville does not follow this pattern: written ill does not establish a universal rule.

Mon collègue me conseille de travailler après le réveil.

To practise

  1. un conseil[œ̃ kɔ̃sɛj]a piece of advice
  2. conseiller[kɔ̃seje]to advise
  3. le réveil[lə ʁevɛj]the alarm clock
  4. se réveiller[sə ʁeveje]to wake up