The liaison that appears in French

1. 1
   ami/ami/

   friendnoun

   A person you get along well with and enjoy seeing, outside your family.
2. 2
   italien/italjɛ̃/

   Italianadjective

   From Italy or related to it.
3. 3
   école/ekɔl/

   schoolnoun

   A place where children learn to read, write, and count.
4. 4
   hôpital/opital/

   hospitalnoun

   A large building where doctors treat the sick and injured.
5. 5
   hôtel/otɛl/

   hotelnoun

   A building where you pay for a room to sleep in while traveling.
6. 6
   adresse/adʁɛs/

   addressnoun

   A house number and street name that let you find a place.
7. 7
   habitant/abitɑ̃/

   residentnoun

   A person who lives in a place, a city, or a country.
8. 8
   heure/œʁ/

   hournoun

   A span of sixty minutes.
9. 9
   ancien/ɑ̃sjɛ̃/

   formeradjective

   Something that used to have this role or place, but no longer has it today.
10. 10
    utile/ytil/

    usefuladjective

    Something that serves a purpose, that helps.

The sentences

1. Je te présente un ami qui habite ici.

   Let me introduce you to a friend who lives here.

2. On peut manger dans ce restaurant italien ce soir.

   We could eat at this Italian restaurant tonight.

3. Tu vois l'école au bout de la rue ?

   Do you see the school at the end of the street?

4. L'hôpital est à dix minutes à pied d'ici.

   The hospital is a ten-minute walk from here.

5. L'hôtel au bout de la rue est très ancien.

   The hotel at the end of the street is very old.

6. Tu peux me donner ta nouvelle adresse ?

   Can you give me your new address?

7. Chaque habitant du quartier connaît ce petit marché.

   Every resident of the neighborhood knows this little market.

8. Le marché ouvre dans une heure, on peut attendre.

   The market opens in an hour, we can wait.

9. Ce grand bâtiment est un ancien hôpital.

   This big building used to be a hospital.

10. Ce plan du quartier te sera très utile.

    This neighborhood map will be very useful to you.

Pronunciation

• italien/italjɛ̃/

  The ending is a nasal vowel: you don't hear the n.

• hôtel/otɛl/

  The h is silent and the last syllable is pronounced with an open è.

• adresse/adʁɛs/

  The final s is pronounced and the e before it is open, like in "bed".

• habitant/abitɑ̃/

  The h is silent and the final t isn't pronounced: the word ends on a nasal vowel.

• heure/œʁ/

  The h isn't pronounced: the word starts with a rounded vowel, followed by the French r.

• ancien/ɑ̃sjɛ̃/

  Two nasal vowels in a row: an, then ien, which sounds like "yin", never pronouncing the n.

• utile/ytil/

  The u is said with rounded lips and the tongue forward, it isn't the "ou" sound.

Questions

How do you say 'friend' in French?

Ami.

What does ancien mean in this scene?

It describes something that used to have a role or place but no longer does, as in 'this big building used to be a hospital.'

How do you ask for someone's address in French?

Tu peux me donner ta nouvelle adresse ?