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Does not the verb chanter begins with an “sh” sound? In your example “tu chante bien » the sh sounded like s.

Helen B.A1Kwiziq community member

Does not the verb chanter begins with an “sh” sound? In your example “tu chante bien » the sh sounded like s.

This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate regular -er verbs in the present tense in French (Le Présent)"
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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Helen,

I have listened to it and it does say a 'sh' sound for chantes bien ...

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Helen B.A1Kwiziq community member
Thank you. Still , perhaps it is not an English Sh sound?
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CécileNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq
Sounds the same to me...
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Lauren B.A1Kwiziq community member

I thought the same thing.  Pourquoi?

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Helen B. asked:

Does not the verb chanter begins with an “sh” sound? In your example “tu chante bien » the sh sounded like s.

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