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This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of French on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of French in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.
French phonology is the sound system of French.This article discusses mainly the phonology of all the varieties of Standard French.Notable phonological features include the uvular r present in some accents, nasal vowels, and three processes affecting word-final sounds:
French orthography encompasses the spelling and punctuation of the French language.It is based on a combination of phonemic and historical principles. The spelling of words is largely based on the pronunciation of Old French c. 1100 –1200 AD, and has stayed more or less the same since then, despite enormous changes to the pronunciation of the language in the intervening years.
The Tarbais bean is a local variety of the bean Phaseolus vulgaris from the south-west of France.It is a product of terroir, whose production area lies mainly within the Hautes-Pyrénées, but also in some municipalities of Gers, Haute-Garonne and Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
The correct way to say the French town includes dropping, well, basically everything: The "c" in the beginning turns into a "k" and the "s" at the end is silent. Some say that "a" becomes an "e ...
Green beans are known by many common names, including French beans, [4] string beans (although most modern varieties are "stringless"), [4] and snap beans [4] or simply "snaps." [ 5 ] [ 6 ] In the Philippines, they are also known as "Baguio beans" or " habichuelas " to distinguish them from yardlong beans .
Cassoulet (/ ˌ k æ s ə ˈ l eɪ /, [1] also UK: / ˈ k æ s ʊ l eɪ /, [2] US: / ˌ k æ s ʊ ˈ l eɪ /; [3] French:) is a rich, slow-cooked stew originating in southern France.The food writer Elizabeth David described it as "that sumptuous amalgamation of haricot beans, sausage, pork, mutton and preserved goose, aromatically spiced with garlic and herbs". [4]
In the informal French of France, sur + le also becomes su'l, such as L'dimanche, i'est su'l pont dès 8 heures du mat ('On Sundays, he's hard at work from 8 am'). No other contractions are used. Some initial consonants are also reduced: [jœ̈l] gueule (France, [ɡœ̈l]), especially in the construction ta gueule [ta jœ̈l] "shut up".