Pronunciation clarification

Question

Listening to the pronunciation of verbs like appeler in the first and second person plural, I don’t here any separate syllable in the verb where the single “l” is. , as in vous appelez, or nous appelons. It’s as if the “e” is simply omitted and the word is pronounced like “ applez” and “applons”. This is much more obvious with the female voice than the male. Could you clarify the pronunciation please?

Chris Wirt · Accepted Answer

The letter "e" in words is often swallowed in everyday spoken French.
acheter --> ach'terJe vais t'appeler --> j'vais t'app'lerJe t'appelle --> J't'appelle

Alan Graham · Answer

Just to add to Chris's answer - the letter e is pronounced differently when it's followed by a double letter. As it says in the lesson:

Of course, the pronunciation is affected: -ell- is pronounced [ell], whereas -el- is [ull].

You can omit the "e" when it has an "ull" sound, but not when it has the "ell" sound.