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P - French Pronunciation of P

How is P pronounced in French?

By Laura K. Lawless, About.com

The letter  in French is pronounced like the English P, except it is not aspirated (no air is expelled) at the beginning of the word: listen.

When P is at the beginning of a word in front of a consonant, both the P and the consonant are pronounced.

French words with P

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