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12 responses to “2026_09Sept Test your French ear”

  1. Rich

    I easily heard a difference, but it took several listens to zero-in on where the specific difference was between the two recordings.

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    1. DavidTolman

      Hello Rich, thank you for letting me know. Yes, this is normal. It will take many listens to hear some of these sounds. Hopefully, once you have heard them once, the sound will be learned and you won’t have further problems with that particular sound.

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  2. Anonymous

    Yes, I hear the de. Thanks for a fun exercise.

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    1. DavidTolman

      I’m glad you ejoyed it. Thank you for letting me know.

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  3. dana

    oops – i was referring to the first example

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  4. Dana

    So the original is incorrect? I don’t understand why..

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    1. DavidTolman

      Hello Dana, the original sound is correct. https://fluentlistener.com/wp-content/uploads/StJ_3a_Q1__sound_good.mp3
      Do you hear the d sound? Instead of saying chemins de Saint Jacques, she says chemindsaintjacques

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  5. TMS

    No

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  6. Eric Berman

    BY golly, why do he French ned to speak their beautiful language so fast that the words drop out? So when I speak to someone there, they must think I just fell out of a tree, my speaking must seem so labored!

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    1. DavidTolman

      🙂

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  7. Eleanor I Darron

    No, I cannot hear the “de”.

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    1. DavidTolman

      Hello Eleanor, first, thank you for letting me know. I think you are probably talking about the first question or the very last question of the quiz. And I agree, the difference is very slight. You may hear it if you do this: play the first sound 3 or 4 times, then play the second sound 3 or 4 times. Hopefully your auditory store will help you compare the two and hear the difference. Once you have heard the ‘de’ the first time, you’ll know what it sounds like and have a better chance of recognizing it in future interview.

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