Intonation in Spoken Language
<p>While vocabulary and grammar are essential, equally essential (but less emphasized) is intonation, pronunciation, and other conventional ways the language — outside of the textbook — is actually spoken.</p>
<p>In French, a textbook will introduce the following phrases:</p>
<ul>
<li>Je ne sais pas.<br />
<em>I don’t know.</em></li>
<li>Je ne peux pas.<br />
<em>I can’t / I am not able.</em></li>
</ul>
<p>“Je” is pronounced like the “-ge” in “corsa<em>ge</em>”. “Sais” is said like “say”, and “pas” like “pa”.<br />
<em>-ge ne say pa</em></p>
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