Expertlatin
- Do you ever pronounce the T in et?
- Is EST and et pronounced the same?
- How do you pronounce EST and et?
Do you ever pronounce the T in et?
The T in et is always silent. Never make a liaison with et.
Is EST and et pronounced the same?
“Et” vs “est”
They look and sound almost the same, yet they're not always pronounced the same. The t of et is always silent, whereas est can have a pronounced t when next to a vowel. (The s is never pronounced.)
How do you pronounce EST and et?
Est is pronounced /ɛ/ and et is pronounced /e/ except in certain dialects where they've merged in syllable-final position. When they're both pronounced /e/, the context is sufficient to tell them apart, just as it is in English for words like mail and male, for instance.
