Talk:French/Vocabulary/Phrases

Relationship with Wikitravel French phrase book
The Wikitravel phrase book is related to this one, with material being copied both ways. Currently, this page is more focussed on general purpose phrases than ones strictly related to travel. Recent Runes (talk) 13:13, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
 * I've been led to believe that the French don't stress syllables, and yet the examples there show stress everywhere. The examples don't seem to be consistant. That is, some have (n) for nasal, and some just show an 'n'.  Confusing for me.  What I've tried to do across this book, was to at least follow the IPA, which is as good a starting place as any (smile). Coupe (talk) 14:10, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
 * As the IPA does not show stress, I think it would be difficult for us as anglophones to add it with any confidence. I see that the Lonely Planet French phrasebook has a similar system where no stress is shown, so we are not totally out on a limb by not showing it. Recent Runes (talk) 18:09, 13 November 2010 (UTC)