``On`` sounds like ``au``.

Question

It really sounds to me that the speaker is saying ``Sophie, au va....`` I know it doesn`t make sense but it really sounds like that`s what he`s saying. Can you please check?

Céline Pickard · Accepted Answer

Bonjour Stephanie,
We checked and listen to the audio. It is clearly pronounced to us too. Also as Maarten mentioned, a native speaker would never say "au va..." in French.
When doing a listening exercise, you have to use external elements on top of your grammar skills, especially, if you think you are hearing a word that does not make much sense (just like you wrote in your query). So it's important to keep an eye out for the context, the topic and use one's common sense.
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !

Maarten Kamp · Answer

Stephanie,

it sounds correctly and clearly pronounced to me.

As you note also, there is no way a native speaker would say ‘ au ‘ here or mispronounce ‘ on ‘, so it would have to be a recording issue if it was not clear enough.

Sometimes transient technical issues can affect the perceived sounds.