⛔ Lesson 22 – Forbidden liaisons
Learn when NOT to make the liaison in French
📘 1. Simple explanation
The connection is banned in certain specific cases. It is not necessary Never to pronounce it in these situations.
🚫 After "and""
Example: and them (no liaison)
🚫 After singular nouns
Example: not yet (no link)
⚠️ Warning:
Making a forbidden liaison is a pronunciation error!
✨ 2. Examples
I speak And They listen.
No liaison after "and""
He doesn't come not Again.
No connection with "not""
It is A man.
Exception: silent h → liaison
🎯 Important rule
Liaison is forbidden after the conjunction "et" and after certain adverbs such as "pas", "plus", "trop" followed by a word beginning with a vowel.
💬 3. Mini-situation
Sat :
«"I spoke with Marie" And She replied.»
⚠️ No liaison after "and""
The friend:
«"She is not not "Has she arrived home yet?"»
⚠️ No link with "pas""
📝 Note:
In this dialogue, the words in red indicate where the liaison is banned. It's wrong to pronounce them!
📚 4. Vocabulary
And
conjunction (and)
Again
adverb (still/yet)
Never
adverb (never)
person
pronoun (nobody)
💪 Pronunciation exercise:
Pronounce without liaison: "et" + pause + "eux" → "et eux" (2 separate sounds)
✍️ 5. Interactive exercise
Checkmark: forbidden liaison?
1. "and them"" →
2. "Not yet"" →
3. "too kind"" →
🖼️ 6. Image idea for memorization
Two speech bubbles with a line through them
and them
❌ PROHIBITED
After "and""
Not yet
❌ PROHIBITED
With "not"
🌟 Memory tip:
Picture a "NO ENTRY" sign (🚫) every time you see "and" or "not" before a vowel!
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