Prononciation de \'H\' H muet et H aspiré PDF

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 H muet (mute ‘h’) Most French H's are mute - that is, they are not pronounced and the word acts as if it begins with a vowel. This means that contractions and liaisons are required. For example, le + homme contracts to l'homme - you can't say "le homme " and les hommes is pronounced with a liaison: [lay zuhm]. Here are the most common French words that begin with H muet. For nouns, the gender is provided (in parentheses): habile

skillful

habilité (f) habiller

fitness

to dress

habits (m) habiter

clothes

to live in

habitude (f)

habit

hacker (m)

hacker

Hadès (m)

Hades

hadj (m)

hajj

hadron (m) hagard

hadron

distraught

Haïti (m)

Haiti

haleine (f)

breath

Halloween (f)

Halloween

halluciner to hallucinate halo- (prefix) harmonica (m) harmonie (f)

harmony

harpagon (m) Hawaï (m)

harmonica

skinflint, Scrooge

Hawaii

hebdomadaire

weekly

hébergement (m) héberger

to house

lodging

hébéter

to daze, stupefy

hébreu (m)

Hebrew

hectare (m)

hectare

hectique

hectic

hédonisme (m)

hedonism

hégémonie (f)

hegemony

hélicoptère (m)

helicopter

hélium hélix

helium helix

Helsinki

Helsinki

hématome (m)

hematoma

hémisphère (m) hémophile

hemisphere

hemophiliac

hémorragie (f)

hemorrhage

hémorroïde (f)

hemorrhoid

hépatite (f)

hepatitis

herbage (m)

pasture

herbe (f)

grass

hérédité (f) hériter

heredity

to inherit

héroïne (f)

heroin, heroine

herpès (m)

herpes

hésiter

to hesitate

hétérosexuel heure (f) heureux

hour happy

hexagone (m) hiberner

heterosexuel

hexagon

hibernate

hibiscus (m) hier

hibiscus

yesterday

hilare

beaming

Himalay Himalaya a (m) hindou

the Himalayas

Hindu

hip-hop (m)

hip-hop

hippodrome (m)

racetrack

hippopotame (m) hirondelle (f) hirsute

hippopotamus

swallow

hairy, shaggy

histoire (f) hiver (m)

story, history winter

holo- (prefix) hologr hologramme amme (m)

hologram

homéopathie (f)

homeopathy

homicide (m)

homicide

hommage (m)

tribute

homme (m)

man

homo- (prefix) honnête

honest

honneur (m) honorer

honor

to honor

hôpital (m)

hospital

horaire (m)

schedule, timetable

horizon (m)

horizon

horloge (f) hormone (f)

clock hormone

horoscope (m) horreur (f)

horoscope

horror

horrible

horrible

horrifier

to horrify

horticulture (f)

horticulture

hospitalité (f) hostile

hospitality

hostile

hôte (m)

host

huile (f)

oil

huître (f)

oyster

humain (m) humble

human

humble

humeur (f) humide

mood

humid

hy hyacinthe acinthe (f)

hyacinth

hybride (m)

hybrid

hydr hydr-- (prefix) hydr hydraulique aulique

hydraulic

hydrog hydrogène ène (m) hygiène (f)

hydrogen

hygiene

hyper hyper-- (prefix) hypo- (prefix) hystérie (f)

hysteria

 H aspiré (aspirated ‘h’)

H's in French words borrowed from other languages are usually aspirate . Though the H aspiré is not pronounced, it acts like a consonant; that is, contractions are not permitted with it and liaisons are not made in front of it. For example, le + hockey does not contract to "l'hockey" but remains le hockey.

And les héros (the heroes) is pronounced [lay ay ro]. If you were to pronounce this with a liaison, [lay zay ro], you would be saying les zéros (the zeros). Here are the most common French words that begin with H aspiré.

hâbleur

boaster

la hache

axe

hacher

to chop

le hachisch

hashish

le haddock

haddock

la haie

hedge

le haïku

haiku

le haillon

rag

la haine

hatred

haïr

to hate

haïssable halal

detestable

halal

le hâle

suntan

haleter

to pant

le hall

hall

la halle

market

le hallier le halo la halte

thicket, brush halo break

le hamac

hammock

le hamburger le hameau le hammam la hampe le hamster

hamburger

hamlet hammam pole hamster

la hanche

hip

le hand-ball

handball

le handicap

handicap

le hangar

shed

hanter

to haunt

happer

to snatch, grab

harangue

harangue

harasser

to exhaust

harceler

to harass

la harde

herd

harder

to leash

hardi

daring

le hareng

herring

la hargne

spiteful anger

le haricot

bean

harnacher

to harness

le harpail

herd

la harpe

harp

le harpon

harpoon

le hasard

luck, chance

la hâte

haste

hâter haut

to hasten high

la hauteur

height

le havre

haven

hercher

to haul

le hère

wretch, young stag

le hérisson

hedgehog

la hernie

hernia

le héron

heron

le héros

hero

la herse

hearse, harrow

le hêtre

beech tree

heurter

to strike

le hiatus

hiatus

le hibou

owl

le hic

snag

le hickory hideux

hickory

hideous

la hiérarc hiérarchie hie

hierarchy

le hiéroglyphe

hieroglyphe

hippie

hippie

hisser

to hoist, heave, haul

le hobby hocher

hobby to nod

le hockey

hockey

la Hollande le homard

Holland lobster

Hong-K Hong-Kong ong la Hongrie la honte le hoquet hors

Hong Kong Hungary

shame hiccup

outside

la houe la houille

hoe coal

la houle

swell

houleux

stormy

le hooligan

hooligan

la houppe

tuft

houspiller

to scold

la housse

cover

housser

to cover

le houx

holly

le hublot

porthole

la huche

chest, trunk

huer

to boo

le huguenot huit

Huguenot

eight

hululer

to hoot

humer

to smell

hurler

to shriek

Edited material from: http://french.about.com/od/pronunciation/a/h_3.htm...