Les liaisons
First of all, let's note that a vowel is one of the following letter :
a,
añ,
e,
é,
è,
eu,
i,
iñ,
o,
ou,
oñ,
u,
uñ.
Compusory liaisons
Between the determiner and its noun
- Liaison 01 : sound z between a determiner ending with s
(les
des,
mes,
nos,
vos,
leurs,
tes,
ces, or
ses) and an advective (or a noun) starting with a vowel.
- Liaison 01b : sound z between a determiner ending with x
(aux) and an advective (or a noun) starting with a vowel.
- Liaison 02 : sound n between uñ (ou aucuñ) and an adjective (or a noun) starting with a vowel.
- Liaison 02b : sound n between moñ (toñ, ou soñ) and an adjective (or a noun) starting with a vowel.
- Liaison 03 : sound t between tout and an adjective (or a noun) starting with a vowel.
| Type of Liaison | Example | Fonétik |
| Liaison 01 | les arbres
| léz arbr
|
| Liaison 01b | aux abois
| oz abwa
|
| Liaison 02 | un homme
| uñn om
|
| Liaison 02b | son ami
| son ami
|
| Liaison 03 | tout élève
| tout élèv
|
Between the adjective and the noun
- Liaison 04 : sound z between an adjective ending with s and a noun starting with a vowel.
- Liaison 04b : sound z between an adjective ending with z and a noun starting with a vowel.
- Liaison 05 : sound t between l'adjectif grand and a noun starting with a vowel.
- Liaison 06 : sound r between an adjective ending with r and a noun starting with a vowel.
- Liaison 07 : sound on between an adjective ending with oñ and a noun starting with a vowel.
- Liaison 08 : sound èn between an adjective ending with iñ and a noun starting with a vowel.
| Type of Liaison | Example | Fonétik |
| Liaison : | petits enfants
| Petiz añfañ
|
| Liaison : | joyeux anniversaire
| jwayez anivèrsèr
|
| Liaison : | grand homme
| Grañt om
|
| Liaison : | premier humain
| Premièr umiñ
|
| Liaison : | bon appétit
| Bon apéti
|
| Liaison : | vilain âge
| Vilèn aj
|
| Liaison : | divin enfant
| divin añfañ
|
- Liaison : sound z between adverb chez and a noun starting with a vowel.
- Liaison : sound z between adverb dans and a determiner starting with a vowel.
- Liaison : sound p between adverb trop and an adjective starting with a vowel.
- Liaison : sound z between adverb plus and an adjective starting with a vowel.
- Liaison : sound z between adverb sous and a noun starting with a vowel.
- chéz èl for chez elle.
- dañz uñ rèv for dans un rêve.
- souz abri for sous abri.
- trop èmabl for trop aimable.
- pluz iñportañ for plus important.
- souz abri for sous abri.
- Liaison : sound z between preposition dès and a name starting with a vowel.
- dèz a prézañ for dès à présent.
- Liaison : sound z between an imperative mood and y.
- Liaison : sound z between an imperative mood and en.
- vaz y for vas-y.
- prañz añ for prends-en.
Additional liaisons
- krok-añ-jañb for croc-en-jambe.
- de myez añ mye for de mieux en mieux.
- de tañz añ tañ for de temps en temps.
- déz éroin for des héroïnes.
- déz ye for des yeux.
- maliñn èspri for malin esprit.
- neuv añ for neuf ans.
- neuv eur for neuf heures.
- uñn wazo for un oiseau.
- pork-épik for porc-épic.
No liaison
Deprecated liaisons
- loñ été for long-été.
- sañ iñpur for sang impur.
Forbidden liaisons
- uñ kour iñstañ for un court instant.
- sañ uñ for cent uñ.
- trwa avril for trois avril.
- si avril for six avril.
- di avril for dix avril.
- viñ avril for vingt avril.
- de out for deux août.
- trwa out for trois août.
- si out for six août.
- di out for dix août.
- viñ out for vingt août.