Pronunciation of the French languageLongman, Green, & Company, 1859 - 102 pages |
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Page 46
... doubled , as in année , annonce , & c . , where the n that immediately follows a is silent ; also in annexe , annihiler , & c . , where both n's are pronounced as in English . aon Is pronounced an in faon , paon , Laon , the o being ...
... doubled , as in année , annonce , & c . , where the n that immediately follows a is silent ; also in annexe , annihiler , & c . , where both n's are pronounced as in English . aon Is pronounced an in faon , paon , Laon , the o being ...
Page 48
... doubled , as in année , annonce , & c . , where the n that immediately follows a is silent ; also in annexe , annihiler , & c . , where both n's are pronounced as in English . aon Is pronounced an in faon , paon , Laon , the o being ...
... doubled , as in année , annonce , & c . , where the n that immediately follows a is silent ; also in annexe , annihiler , & c . , where both n's are pronounced as in English . aon Is pronounced an in faon , paon , Laon , the o being ...
Page 52
... doubled ; ex . , on , bon , onde , raconter , donjon , & c . When the n is doubled , either the former is silent , as in bonne , donner , & c .; or they are ( in a few words only ) both pronounced as in English ; ex . , connexe ...
... doubled ; ex . , on , bon , onde , raconter , donjon , & c . When the n is doubled , either the former is silent , as in bonne , donner , & c .; or they are ( in a few words only ) both pronounced as in English ; ex . , connexe ...
Page 55
... doubled ; ex . , on , bon , onde , raconter , donjon , & c . When the n is doubled , either the former is silent , as in bonne , donner , & c .; or they are ( in a few words only ) both pronounced as in English ; ex . , connexe ...
... doubled ; ex . , on , bon , onde , raconter , donjon , & c . When the n is doubled , either the former is silent , as in bonne , donner , & c .; or they are ( in a few words only ) both pronounced as in English ; ex . , connexe ...
Page 59
... doubled , the first one is generally silent , as in commission , homme , pommier , & c . , except in proper names , and in words beginning with amm , imm , and omm , where both m's are pronounced as in English ; ex . , Ammon , Emmanuel ...
... doubled , the first one is generally silent , as in commission , homme , pommier , & c . , except in proper names , and in words beginning with amm , imm , and omm , where both m's are pronounced as in English ; ex . , Ammon , Emmanuel ...
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Page 45 - ... either at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of words, as, for instance, angoisse, avancer, marchand, — incliner, atteindre, marin, payen, — ondee, prononcer, dragon.
Page 32 - That the second person plural of the present of the indicative' and of the imperative, are the same in the passive voice.
Page 6 - Suivant l'appellation nouvelle, on les nomme a, be, ce, de, e, fe, ge, he, i, je, ke, le, me, ne, o, pe, ke, re, se, te, u, ve, ou, xe, i, ze.
Page 55 - The Course of Instruction comprises the usual branches of an English Education, together with Music, Drawing, French, Shorthand, Typewriting, etc.
Page 41 - This letter is pronounced at the beginning and in the middle of words ; when it is...
Page 39 - It is pronounced in sept and huit, whenever they are not followed by a word beginning with a consonant or h aspirated ; ex., fen ai sept, donnez-m'en huit, il y avait dix-sept hommes et dix-huit enfants, &c.