12. UNACCENTED 'e'

Predicting how to pronounce unaccented 'e' depends on its position in the utterance.

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Monet's Giverny
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In natural speech, unaccented 'e' is often omitted from syllables, given the right environment.
Listen to the following examples and determine which 'e' is not pronounced.

Word final Within an utterance Within the word Within an utterance
cuisine la cuisine est bonne appeler tu vas m'appeler?
table  c'est à table qu'on mange devoirs il finit ses devoirs
parle  je parle un peu français vêtement ma chemise, c'est un vêtement   More.
joue  elle joue au football médecin je vais chez le médecin

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