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ESL forum > Ask for help > Fiancé/Fiancée - any difference in pronunciation?    

Fiancé/Fiancée - any difference in pronunciation?



Gi2gi
Georgia

Fiancé/Fiancée - any difference in pronunciation?
 
Is there a difference in pronunciation between fiancé and fiancée?
What would our precious colleagues, esp. native speakers of English and French suggest?
 

4 Dec 2014      





nathalie891
France

 for us French speakers there is no difference between the masculine and the feminine forms when we pronounce them.

4 Dec 2014     



Gi2gi
Georgia

Thank you, Nathalie. 
 

4 Dec 2014     



cunliffe
United Kingdom

No difference. We pronounce it as the French do. Feeonsay. 

4 Dec 2014     



Gi2gi
Georgia

Lynne, 

4 Dec 2014     



thegreatdanabusa
China

People in Wales usually say FEE-ON-OO-GA-BONG

4 Dec 2014     



nectar86
Greece

/fiˈɒn.seɪ/ in both cases
 

5 Dec 2014     



cunliffe
United Kingdom

@nectar86 - but not in Wales, apparently...:-)

5 Dec 2014