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“nh” and “lh” are sounds
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fushuan@lemm.ee 11 months ago
I speak Spanish and it’s wild to have no many randomly decided silent letters in words. We have the H that is silent always, and that’s it. We have Salmón, with the intonation in the o, and we of course pronounce the L. I can’t even say salmon without the L while not sounding stupid.
qyron@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
desto@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Are those like ñ and ll in Spanish, or different?
qyron@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
Yes.
Siegfried@lemmy.world 11 months ago
No me entra en la cabeza que hagan silenciosa la L de salmón… hasta te diría que me ofende ligeramente esta información.
Honytawk@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
You should see Fr*nch.
They only pronounce the vowels and once in a blue moon a consonance.
wieson@lemmy.world 11 months ago
But it’s systematic. In English, it’s systemless, complete wild west out there smh
FluminaInMaria@mander.xyz 11 months ago
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FluminaInMaria@mander.xyz 11 months ago
Otherwise known as Choffolo.
ME0x01@lemmy.world 11 months ago
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zaphod@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
English took over a lot of French words, originally written and pronounced like the French words, for example saumon (salmon). Then someone decided to go back to how the words were written in Latin (salmo), but they kept pronouncing it more like the French word.
DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
The ultimate blend of multiple languages that are difficult to learn. We shall make it the universal trade language!
(And I know it doesn’t have things like tonal shifts)
testingtesting123@discuss.tchncs.de 11 months ago
Not always, fils…
norgur@discuss.tchncs.de 11 months ago
Oh you must be joking.
There is absolutely zero system in half of French’s letter salad!
I_Has_A_Hat@startrek.website 11 months ago
The Channel Lock Lets Boats Through
Now in French:
E a’el oh es oas trou