Tuesday, November 5, 2019
French Pronunciation of the Letter H
French Pronunciation of the Letter H The letter H is always silent in French. However, there are two different kinds of Hs: H muet and H aspirà ©. The type of H at the beginning of the word lets you know whether to make contractions and pronounce liaisons with that word. To find out whether the H in a particular word is muet or aspirà ©, check a good French dictionary. There will be an asterisk or some other symbol to distinguish the two kinds of Hs. French Words With H Click these links to hear the words pronounced in French:homme   (man)hockey   (hockey)haut   (high)hà ´tel   (hotel)hiver   (winter) Letter Combinations With H (Click for Detailed Lessons) CH H Muet Most French Hs are mute - that is, they are not pronounced and the word acts as if it begins with a vowel. This means that contractions and liaisons are required. For example, le  homme contracts to lhomme - you cant say le homme. And les hommes is pronounced with a liaison: [lay zuhm].Here are the most common French words that begin with H muet. For nouns, the gender is provided (in parentheses):habile    skillfulhabilità ©Ã‚  (f)    fitnesshabiller    to dresshabits  (m)    clotheshabiter    to live inhabitude  (f)    habithacker  (m)    hackerHadà ¨s  (m)    Hadeshadj  (m)    hajjhadron  (m)    hadronhagard    distraughtHaà ¯ti  (m)    Haitihaleine  (f)    breathHalloween  (f)    HalloweenhallucinerÂ à ‚   to hallucinatehalo-  (prefix)harmonica  (m)    harmonicaharmonie  (f)    harmonyharpagon  (m)    skinflint, ScroogeHawaà ¯Ã‚  (m)    Hawaiihebdomadaire    weeklyhà ©bergement  (m)    lodginghà ©berger    to househà ©bà ©ter    to daze, stupefyhà ©breu  (m)    Hebrewhectare  (m)    hectarehectique    hectichà ©donisme  (m)    hedonismhà ©gà ©monie  (f)    hegemonyhà ©licoptà ¨re  (m)    helicopterhà ©lium    heliumhà ©lix    helixHelsinki    Helsinkihà ©matome  (m)    hematomahà ©misphà ¨re  (m)    hemispherehà ©mophile    hemophiliachà ©morragie  (f)    hemorrhagehà ©morroà ¯de  (f)    hemorrhoidhà ©patite   (f)    hepatitisherbage  (m)    pastureherbe  (f)    grasshà ©rà ©dità ©Ã‚  (f)    heredityhà ©riter    to inherithà ©roà ¯ne  (f)    heroin, heroineherpà ¨s  (m)    herpeshà ©siter    to hesitatehà ©tà ©rosexuel    heterosexuelheure  (f)    hourheureux    happyhexagone  (m)    hexagonhiberner    hibernatehibiscus  (m)    hibiscushier    yesterdayhilare    beamingHimalaya  (m)    the Himalayashindou    Hinduhip-hop  (m)    hip-hophippodrome  (m)    racetrackhippopotame  (m)    hippopotamushirondelle  (f)    swallowhirsute    hairy, shaggyhistoire  (f)    story, historyhiver  (m)    winterholo-  (prefix)hologramme  (m)    hologramhomà ©opathie  (f)    homeopathyhomicide  (m)    homicidehommage  (m)    tributehomme  (m)    manhomo-  (prefix)honnà ªte    honesthonneur  (m)    honorhonorer    to honorhà ´pital  (m)    hospitalhoraire  (m)    schedule, timetablehorizon  (m)    horizonhorloge  (f)    clockhormone  (f)    hormonehoroscope  (m)    horoscopehorreur  (f)    horrorhorrible    horriblehorrifier    to horrifyhorticulture  (f)    horticulturehospitalità ©Ã‚  (f)    hospitalityhostile    hostilehà ´te  (m)    hosthuile  (f)    oilhuà ®tre  (f)    oysterhumain  (m)    humanhumble    humblehumeur  (f)    moodhumide    humidhyacinthe  (f)    hyacinthhybride  (m)    hybridhydr-  (prefix)hydraulique    hydraulichydrogà ¨ne  (m)    hydrogenhygià ¨ne  (f)    hygienehyper-  (prefix)hypo-  (prefix)hystà ©rie  (f)    hysteria H Aspirà © Hs in French words borrowed from other languages are usually aspirate. Though the H aspirà ©Ã‚ is not pronounced, it acts like a consonant; that is, contractions are not permitted with it and liaisons are not made in front of it. For example, le hockey does not contract to lhockey but remains le hockey. And les hà ©ros (the heroes) is pronounced [lay ay ro]. If you were to pronounce this with a liaison, [lay zay ro], you would be saying les zà ©ros (the zeros).Here are the most common French words that begin with H aspirà ©.hà ¢bleur    boasterla hache    axehacher    to chople hachisch    hashishle haddock    haddockla haie    hedgele haà ¯ku    haikule haillon    ragla haine    hatredhaà ¯r    to hatehaà ¯ssable    detestablehalal    halalle hà ¢leÂ à ‚   suntanhaleter    to pantle hall    hallla halle    marketle hallier    thicket, brushle halo    halola halte    breakle hamac    hammockle hamburger    hamburgerle hameau    hamletle hammam    hammamla hampe    polele hamster    hamsterla hanche    hiple hand-ball    handballle handicap    handicaple hangar    shedhanter    to haunthapper    to snatch, grabharangue    harangueharasser    to exhaustharceler    to harassla harde    herdharder    to leashhardi    daringle hareng    herringla hargne    spiteful angerle haricot    beanharnacher    to harnessle harpail    herdla harpe    harp le harpon    harpoonle hasard    luck, chancela hà ¢te    hastehà ¢ter    to hastenhaut    highla hauteur    heightle havre    havenhercher    to haulle hà ¨re    wretch, young stagle hà ©risson    hedgehogla hernie    herniale hà ©ron    heronle hà ©ros    herola herse    hearse, harrowle hà ªtre    beech treeheurter    to strikele hiatus    hiatusle hibou    owlle hic    snagle hickory    hickoryhideux    hideousla hià ©rarchie    hierarchyle hià ©roglyphe    hieroglyphehippie    hippiehisser    to hoist, heave, haulle hobby    hobbyhocher    to nodle hockey    hockeyla Hollande    Hollandle homardÂ Â à ‚  lobsterHong-Kong    Hong Kongla Hongrie    Hungaryla honte    shamele hoquet    hiccuphors    outsidela houe    hoela houille    coalla houle    swellhouleux    stormyle hooligan    hooliganla houppe    tufthouspiller    to scoldla housse    coverhousser    to coverle houx    hollyle hublot    portholela huche    chest, trunkhuer    to boole huguenot    Huguenothuit    eighthululer    to hoothumer    to smellhurler    to shriek
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