OffQc | Québécois French Guide

In entry #427, you read that letter a doesn’t make the same sound in these two words: ta classe. It sounds like “tah clawss.” The vowel sound made by the letter a in classe is â (“aww”).

Here are 5 words heard on 98,5 fm pronounced with the â sound. The underlined a below makes the â sound.

1. la base
2. ramasser
3. dépasser
4. carrément
5. le miracle

The letter d in the words doux and dire doesn’t sound the same. Dire gets pronounced with a dz sound. (Review why here.) Here are 5 five words from 98,5 fm that were pronounced with the dz sound:

1. rendu
2. vous dites
3. incendie
4. durant
5. dix-neuf