williamylee

[gentle matrix]

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[untold meadow]

Such as?

[violet vortex]

i guess you mean words like « l'a » vs « la » or maybe « s'est » vs « c'est » vs « sais »

and these are just homophones, so context is the only key

[untold meadow]

Ah, yea, context is plenty for those

[stuck dirge]

Aren't there words that begin with these consonants that may sound similar to words starting without them? I don't know of any now because my vocab is limited

At this stage of learning, it really pains me that I can't tell at the time of listening, if it's a contraction or a new word that I don't know

[terse sparrow]

i can't really think of any atp

but again

a lot of listening is just context clues

for example

il mange (he eats)

ils mangent (they (masc) eat)

pronounced the exact same

don't worry you learn to pick up on these with time

[untold meadow]

I mean that also just kinda happens sometimes

[young pecan]

Something like « la prise (the capture) » and « l'a prise (have taken it [fem]) »?

[untold meadow]

Licorne arose from mixups of une and l'

[young pecan]

but yeah I agree with albatros and agrumes it's going to be context like you're not going to confuse « on commémore la prise de la Bataille chaque année » and « la fleur dont tu parlais, on l'a prise »

[untold meadow]

There are occasions where it can cause confusion but generally it's more "wtf is that word" not mixing two things up

And usually more with shitty mics for example

But it's very far from an everyday issue