French pronunciation
The pronunciation of the letter combinations ail (at the end of a word) and aill (anywhere) is somewhat tricky to explain in writing. The phonetic spelling is [aj]; in the Lawless phonetic system, it’s [ahy]. Imagine saying "ah" then adding a y sound to the end. The closest English approximations are "I" and "eye."
Par exemple… |
ail (m) | garlic |
le bail | lease |
faillir | to almost (do something) |
la taille | size |
la paille | straw |
bâiller | to yawn |
Many nouns that end in –ail have an irregular plural.
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