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Daily wordsMots du 29 août 2026

The ZH sound hiding in ordinary words

It's Friday night, the remote is in your hand, and nobody on the couch can agree on what to put on.

Dix mots pour tous les jours, en anglais : television, decision, genre, version, usual, casual, pleasure, leisure, treasure, montage. Chacun avec sa prononciation et une phrase à dire à voix haute.

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  1. 1
    television/ˈteləˌvɪʒən/nounA device with a screen that picks up broadcast programs and shows them.Four syllables with the main stress up front: TEL-uh-vizh-un.
  2. 2
    decision/dɪˈsɪʒən/nounThe act of making up your mind about something.
  3. 3
    genre/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.
  4. 4
    version/ˈvɜːrʒən/nounOne form of something that is slightly different from others of the same kind.
  5. 5
    usual/ˈjuːʒəwəl/Se dit aussi ˈjuːʒuːəl.adjectiveHappening most of the time, the way things normally go.Starts like 'you', and the s sounds like the middle of 'measure'.
  6. 6
    casual/ˈkæʒəwəl/Se dit aussi ˈkæʒwəl.adjectiveFine for everyday use, not formal or dressy.The s in the middle is the zh sound: KAZH-oo-ul.
  7. 7
    pleasure/ˈpleʒər/nounAn activity you do because you enjoy it.
  8. 8
    leisure/ˈleʒər/Se dit aussi ˈliːʒər.nounFree time when you have nothing you have to do.The first syllable rhymes with 'pleh', not 'lee'.
  9. 9
    treasure/ˈtreʒər/verbTo care about something deeply and want to keep it.
  10. 10
    montage/mɑːnˈtɑːʒ/nounA picture made by sticking together bits of photos or paper.Stress the second syllable and end it with zh, not the 'j' of 'bridge'.

Les phrases

  1. 1

    Can we put something on the television tonight?

  2. 2

    Someone else can make the decision this time.

  3. 3

    What genre are you in the mood for?

  4. 4

    Is this the new version or the old one?

  5. 5

    Let's just watch the usual show again.

  6. 6

    I want something casual, nothing too heavy tonight.

  7. 7

    Watching bad movies is a guilty pleasure of mine.

  8. 8

    I want to spend my leisure time watching something dumb.

  9. 9

    I treasure these quiet nights on the couch.

  10. 10

    The photo montage at the end got me.