The letter P is pronounced similarly in French and English, except that in French, it’s not aspirated (no air is expelled) when it’s at the beginning of a word. Phonetic symbol: [p].
| Par exemple… |
| the letter p | ||
| le pain | bread | |
| le parc | park | |
| vous répétez | (you) repeat | |
Unlike in English, when P precedes a consonant at the beginning of a French word, both the P and the consonant are pronounced.
| le pneu | tire | |
| la psychologie | psychology |
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