LaNGUAGE QUESTION!!?

Question

I am currently studying french. I have a problem with this language because, unlike spanish and English, You can't pronounce the words in French words exactly.
EG: Trois (3) is pronounced "twa" not "trois"

Please tell me the logic in pronouncing French words!

Answer 1

Here are the rules that (mostly) work. All pronunciations are approximate.

All consonents at the end of a word are silent, except for CRFL. 'Be careful.' The -er on the end of a verb is pronounced 'ay'
oi is always 'wa'
ui and oui is 'we'
in sounds like a whiny 'an' as in sank. Be sure to whine.
cin front of a, o u is 'k'.
c in front of i, e is S
use c cedilla for S sounds in front of a, o u
ill usually is a y sound.
elision--contract le, la, de, que, ce, se, te, me...in front of a word that begins with a vowel sound (H is silent, so is considered a vowel)
liason--you pronounce the silent letters at the end of a word when the next word begins with a vowel sound.

syllabification. English uses CVC (consonent-vowel-consonent). french prefers CV, even over word breaks. ex. Les amis is le-za-mi
NEVER pronounce the -ent on the end of a verb. Ils chantent sounds just like il chante (eel shawnt)
-ment is pronounces (mawn--but only start the 'n', don't finish it)
It really does work once you're used to it! Your teacher will tell you all this, just not all at once, because it's overwhelming.

Answer 2

U may wanna ask any French Language instructor. Yo hablo ingles muy bien pero yo habla espanol poquito (I am fluent in English but I hardly speak Spanish).

Answer 3

that's not how you pronounce it....you forgot the "r" after the t. trust me, im french canadian (plz don't make any anti-french jokes...). and french is one of the hardest languages to learn, so don't give up. At least you're trying. If you need any help, you can email me.

Answer 4

Language has few logics. Consider the "G" in horsefly.