Sound drill: the schwa (mute e)
P45.pronunciation-drills.06 · Audience: guest, language-pro, it-ml · Prerequisites: Sound drill: the nasals /ɛ̃/ and /œ̃/ (in, un)
Unité PO-08 · campagne 5 · le petit e.
The light e of le, petit, demain: keep it short and rounded, never a full Russian vowel — and drop it where French drops it (p'tit). The sentence below is a schwa obstacle course.
Say: Je ne le vois pas ce petit.
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