Daily wordsMots du 20 août 2026
G before E, I and Y
You are reading a label out loud in a store and every g on it happens to sit in front of an e, an i, or a y.
Dix mots pour tous les jours, en anglais : gem, giant, gently, ginger, giraffe, gesture, gyrate, genuine, gynecology, genre. Chacun avec sa prononciation et une phrase à dire à voix haute.
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Les dix mots10 mots, 10 phrases
- 1gem/dʒem/nounA hard stone that is cut and polished to be worn as jewelry.
- 2giant/ˈdʒaɪənt/adjectiveHuge and heavy.
- 3gently/ˈdʒentli/adverbIn a soft, careful way, without any roughness.
- 4ginger/ˈdʒɪndʒər/nounA spicy root used fresh to flavor food, especially in Asian cooking.
- 5giraffe/dʒərˈæf/nounA tall African animal with a spotted coat, a very long neck and long legs.The stress lands on the second syllable; the first is a quick, almost swallowed "juh".
- 6gesture/ˈdʒestʃər/verbTo point something out or show what you mean by moving your hand or body.
- 7gyrate/ˈdʒaɪˌreɪt/verbTo spin around fast and repeatedly on the spot.
- 8genuine/ˈdʒenjəwən/Se dit aussi ˌdʒeˈnjuːˌwaɪn.adjectiveReally felt and meant, not put on for show.The last syllable is "win", not "wine".
- 9gynecology/ˌɡaɪnəˈkɑːlədʒi/nounThe branch of medicine that deals with the health of women's reproductive organs.This one breaks the pattern: the g is hard, as in "guy". Main stress falls on the "col".
- 10genre/ˈʒɑːnrə/nounA type of book, film or music with its own recognizable style.Starts with the buzzing sound in the middle of "measure", with no d in front of it.
Les phrases
- 1
The label says it's a real gem.
- 2
They only sell it in giant bottles here.
- 3
It says wash it gently in cold water.
- 4
Is there any fresh ginger in this sauce?
- 5
The bag has a giraffe printed on it.
- 6
Don't just gesture at it, read me the label.
- 7
The blades gyrate when you press this button.
- 8
Does it say genuine leather on the tag?
- 9
The shelf label says gynecology, so the vitamins are somewhere else.
- 10
What genre is this movie supposed to be?