How do you pronounce "quatre"(4) in French?

Question

My French teacher says that you pronounce the r, but my brother's teacher and my friends' teachers say that you do not pronounce the r, but that you pronounce it just like "cat".

Answer 1

You pronounce the r slightly. I really can't explain in English how to say it. You've really made me thing. I grew up speaking French as my first language, and have no real idea how to say it.
This web site has the numbers in audio form that will play in media player. Hope it helps.
http://french.about.com/library/begin/bl_numbers.htm

Answer 2

How To Pronounce Quatre

Answer 3

Link below has pronounciation from a "French teacher" for the numbers 1-20 & 21 - 1000.

Answer 4

It's kat with a slight r sound. Sometimes, (in the way the French say it) you can hear the r and sometimes you can't. Kinda try to blend the r into the t because in French vowels are not aspirated like they are in English, so change your aspiration of the t into the r sound. I know.... my answer is the most confusing.

Answer 5

I disagree with the bunch of teachers. You should pronounce the R

Answer 6

Pronounced katre

Answer 7

It's just like "cat" with a slight pronounciation of the "r". That's how I learned to do it.

Answer 8

well you can get away with "cat" but you need to make that phlegm-y "r" sound at the end. I've heard people say "catruh" and also "cat" with the r thing.

Answer 9

In spoken French it's spoken just like "cat".
If you are singing or reading poetry then
it's often "cat ruh".

Answer 10

Yup, it sounds just like Cat.