Pronunciation of hais and hait

Stéphane R.C1Kwiziq community member

Pronunciation of hais and hait

Isn’t the pronunciation rather è than é, since ai says è, such as in j’ai and j’aime.

This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate haïr in the present tense in French (Le Présent)"

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CélineNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Bonjour Stéphane,

Thank you for pointing this out! The lesson has been updated to mention that both are correct, i.e. 'ai' can be pronounced [é] or [è] depending on regions (Paris area: [é] - Britanny [è]). Therefore words like 'lait / j'ai' will be pronounced differently depending on where you are from or with whom / where you have learnt French.

See links here: prononciation 'ai' [é]/[è] - pronounciation "j'ai"

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

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Pronunciation of hais and hait

Isn’t the pronunciation rather è than é, since ai says è, such as in j’ai and j’aime.

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