How to phonetically pronounce "Ceci n'est pas une pipe" en ingles?

RbSX

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Suh-SI nay pas oon pipe

took french till grade 12 here.. bilingual country
 

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Originally posted by: RyanSengara
Suh-SI nay pas oon pipe

took french till grade 12 here.. bilingual country

:thumbsup:

the "SI" sounds more like "see", I believe.

Don't skip a beat in between "nay pas" (n'est pas) or someone will know you are a dumb English speaker. ;)
 

CHfan4ever

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Seu( like when yon pronounce "service")
see
ney( like when you pronounce "never" )
pah (like when you pronounce "paw")
uh-ne
pih-pp

I think this is the best way to pronounce it.
 

franksta

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Originally posted by: RyanSengara
Suh-SI nay pas oon pipe

took french till grade 12 here.. bilingual country

pipe would be pronounced more like 'peep'.
 

Jzero

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Originally posted by: franksta
Originally posted by: RyanSengara
Suh-SI nay pas oon pipe

took french till grade 12 here.. bilingual country

pipe would be pronounced more like 'peep'.

And shouldn't the trailing "s" of pas be silent?
 

kogase

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Originally posted by: Jzero
Originally posted by: franksta
Originally posted by: RyanSengara
Suh-SI nay pas oon pipe

took french till grade 12 here.. bilingual country

pipe would be pronounced more like 'peep'.

And shouldn't the trailing "s" of pas be silent?

Not when it precedes a vowel.
 

blackdogdeek

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Originally posted by: kogase
Originally posted by: Jzero
Originally posted by: franksta
Originally posted by: RyanSengara
Suh-SI nay pas oon pipe

took french till grade 12 here.. bilingual country

pipe would be pronounced more like 'peep'.

And shouldn't the trailing "s" of pas be silent?

Not when it precedes a vowel.

and the s should sound like a "z"

seh-see nay-pazoon peep