The only thing is in French there are silent letters, but there are rules.” There is “no definite answer” when it comes to how to pronounce English words, he says.

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In French, some phonemes are different to English ones. Learn how to pronounce some sounds in French with this guide aimed at children between the ages of 11 and 14 from BBC Bitesize.