French liaisons can be required – optional – forbidden. Today, we are focusing on French Forbidden Liaisons, which you should never pronounce. Here are the 9 forbidden French liaisons with examples and audio.
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French liaisons are forbidden:
– Before H aspiré – H aspiré acting as a consonant
– Before Onze – eleven
– After a proper noun
– After a singular noun
– After Et – and
– After Comment – how
– After Combien – how much / how many
– After Toujours – always
– Between Quand and a verb – when
Let’s see some examples for each situation.
French liaisons before a word starting with H aspiré are forbidden.
Je mange des haricots tous les jours.
I eat beans every day.
Les héros gagnent toujours à la fin de l’histoire.
Heroes always win at the end of the story.
Liaisons after Onze is forbidden. Technically, liaisons are forbidden before all numbers in French.
Est-ce que tu as rendu les onze livres à la bibliothèque ?
Did you return all eleven books to the library?
Il y avait onze plantes dans le salon.
There were eleven plants in the living room.
James a acheté une nouvelle voiture.
James bought a new car.
Douglas ira chercher le colis à la Poste.
Douglas will pick up the package at the Post Office.
Une souris a volé le bout de fromage sur la table.
A mouse stole the piece of cheese from the table.
La télévision est éteinte.
The television is off.
J’ai pris un jus d’orange et un café.
I had an orange juice and a coffee.
Il a apporté un gâteau et une bouteille de vin.
He brought a cake and a bottle of wine.
Expect Comment allez-vous ?
Comment avez-vous appris ça ?
How did you learn that?
Comment est-ce qu’il est arrivé ici ?
How did he get here?
Combien as-tu reçu ?
How much did you get?
Combien est-ce que tu en veux ?
How many do you want?
J’ai toujours eu beaucoup de chance.
I have always been very lucky.
Elle a toujours un peu peur du noir.
She’s still a little afraid of the dark.
Quand as-tu reçu ce courrier ?
When did you receive this mail?
Quand arriverez-vous ?
When will you arrive?
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Thank you for your kindness, creativity and inspiration. Systematic and clear presentation of the material helps to learn French and avoid cramming.
My pleasure Nata 🙂