could u give me a link to some page where i could find the pronounciation?
"...la fondation de la colonie du Red River qui devient la province bilingue"
cheers
2007-02-26 22:28:52 · 2 answers · asked by lady xanax 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Well, a (French) dictionary would have pronunciation. The word "devient" is pronounced roughly this way: de-vjen. It's tough to show that 'en' is nasal and 'de' is pronounced almost like 'duh'. Also, the final syllable (the 'vjen') is slightly elongated. Best to look at at a Cassell's French-English dictionary where you'd have the phonetic representation of the word. Now, since 'devient' is a conjugated verb, you could look at "devier" (to deviate) for similar pronunciation.
Hope that helps.
2007-02-26 22:47:00 · answer #1 · answered by barrych209 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Here are some pages: http://www.askoxford.com/languages/fr/toi_french/pronunciation/?view=uk
http://www.languageguide.org/francais/grammar/pronunciation/
Meanwhile, I think that "dove-yang" will be a good starting basis for pronouncing this word. I'd better add that it's "dove" as in the bird, not the American preterite of "dive"!
2007-02-26 22:58:06 · answer #2 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋