Native French speaker. I like to learn new words both in French and English to extend my vocabulary.
I learned English mainly by playing video games. I remember playing Super Mario Bros. in English while still learning to read French.
Yes you’re right, I bet the French “u” is strange for an anglophone!
The sound I have the most trouble with in English is “th”. When I try it it kind of defaults to a “d”. In France they usually pronounce it like a “z” instead.
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I’m told “écureuil” is an infamously hard word for non-natives. It’s funny that one of the hardest words to pronounce in English in my opinion is “squirrel”. At least for a beginner.
To answer your question, I was thinking about words with nasal vowels, which are non-existent in English.
“Enfant”, “informatique”, “un brin brun”
My own first name has a nasal vowel and in my experience talking to native English speakers, it’s seems like a challenge to them.
Great argument.
I don’t think English has any nasal vowels.
It’s a French name pronounced the English way?
Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn
My name is unpronounceable for most non-native French speakers. I tell them to not even try, as there are sounds in French that don’t exist in English. Instead, I introduce myself by butchering my own name, or by using the English equivalent to my name.
So, no, I don’t think people should use an accent of the origin language of a name. You can try, and I’ll even rate you on a scale of 10, but I don’t expect you to not butcher my name anyway.
Cinq Deux Dix Douze Huit Neuf Onze Quatre Sept Six Trois Un
5 2 10 12 8 9 11 4 7 6 3 1
I’m more white than what ChatGPT generated.
I asked it to share the prompt it used to generate the image:
Here’s the exact text I used as the prompt: This portrait captures a young man in his late twenties or early thirties, sitting in a home office with soft natural light illuminating his calm, thoughtful expression. Dressed in a beige hoodie and gray T‑shirt, he’s surrounded by a cozy, organized workspace, with a laptop, books, and a lamp reflecting a peaceful, warm atmosphere.
Just to make sure, I made it regenerate the answer 3 times and it always was the same prompt, so I’m fairly certain this is what it really used.
C’est de l’occitan?