affricate

Fricative and affricate are two types of consonants that are characterized by the articulation of their pronunciation.
Les fricatives et les affriquées sont deux types de consonnes qui se caractérisent par l’articulation de leur prononciation.
The "ch" sound in Spanish is an affricate consonant.
Le son « ch » en espagnol est une consonne affriquée.
The "ch" is an affricate and the "f" is a fricative.
Le « ch » est une affriquée et le « f » une fricative.
Now that you know how to pronounce the fricative and affricate consonants, you have an additional skill to make your English pronunciation impeccable.
Maintenant que tu sais prononcer les fricatives et les affriquées, tu disposes d’un élément supplémentaire pour que ta prononciation en anglais soit impeccable.
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