Why is the surname of the French football coach written and pronounced Deschamps in Bulgarian, when his name is Deschamps? I don't know French, nor do I know the rules of pronunciation, but the absence of the letter "n" is impressive.
I watch football on Russian and English channels and it is pronounced DeshaM everywhere. And in our country, there is still DeshaN, since 1998 when he was an active football player.
Is this a foolish mistake on the part of our journalists, or is it the result of some twisted rule or exception in the French language?
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lenamilenag answered · July 20, 2020
I'm not interested in football, but I studied French at school. It should be with "n", as the Champs-Elysées is the Champs Elysees. However, I can't tell you why they write it with "m" ..
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yoursignificantothersxx answered · July 20, 2020
One of the beauties in French is the nasal pronunciation. In almost every word there are combinations that are read nasally (as if your nose is blocked). The name Didier Deschamps contains the word champs. It is pronounced nasally. It is neither DeshaN nor DeshaM.
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lelyalex answered · July 20, 2020
In French, many of the letters you write are not pronounced when you read them.
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dirtygirl813fl answered · July 20, 2020
Champs means fields, you've heard it (I hope) and in Les Champs-Élysées (Champs-Élysées). . It is neither n nor m ... And it is a nasal sound that I cannot describe to you. P and S in turn are not pronounced. Bulgarians will rarely pronounce it correctly, because they are not familiar with French handkerchiefs, which are just as important as the famous French river. I personally think that this is a mistake, maybe not a big one, but still a mistake, because it should, at least journalists, to learn to pronounce the names of the foreigners they are talking about correctly. Be it footballers, politicians or actors.
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jadesmall answered · July 20, 2020
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