Breakdown of Le fil à couper est près de l’estèque.
être
to be
près de
near
le fil à couper
the clay-cutting wire
l’estèque
the pottery rib
Questions & Answers about Le fil à couper est près de l’estèque.
How do you pronounce Le fil à couper est près de l’estèque?
A careful pronunciation is approximately:
luh feel ah koo-pay eh preh duh les-teck
A more natural spoken French version is closer to:
l'fil a couper est près d'lestèque
A few key points:
- Le often sounds very light in normal speech.
- fil rhymes roughly with English feel, but shorter and cleaner.
- à couper = ah koo-pay
- est here is usually pronounced eh
- près de = preh duh
- l’estèque begins with a vowel sound, so le/la becomes l’
There is no strong stress like in English; French rhythm is smoother and more even.
Why is it le fil and not un fil?
What does à couper mean after fil?