parce que je ne peux pas manger de salade sans pain

Nil L.C1Kwiziq community member

parce que je ne peux pas manger de salade sans pain

I can hardly hear the "ne" in this sentence.

Is the "ne" sound sometimes dropped in real spoken French?

Asked 4 years ago
Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

In current everyday familiar spoken French, dropping the 'ne' altogether is very (even very, very) common.

CélineNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq

Bonjour Nil,

I listened to the audio file. 'ne' is pronounced. However it is indeed pronounced as a French person would talk, very very quickly and not in the most discernible way. As Maarten explained it is sometimes 'dropped' entirely in familiar spoken French.

Bonne journée!

parce que je ne peux pas manger de salade sans pain

I can hardly hear the "ne" in this sentence.

Is the "ne" sound sometimes dropped in real spoken French?

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