>>>>>Could someone who is native French speaker answer the following question?
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>>>>>The French word “vais” like in Je vais .... According to all dictionaries the combination of “ai” should be pronounced “ay” as in English “pain”. But I can’t seem to hear the ending “y” when I listen to native speaker(s) in almost all cases of “ai”/”ay”. My question is, do you guy pronounce the “y” so lightly that my aging ears can’t hear it? Or the way you speak is not the way the dictionaries indicate and you simply drop the ending “y”?
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>>>>>TIA
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>>>>One more question on the related topic (hopefully it won't violate the etiquette).
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>>>>I have tough time distinguishing the sounds of "vais" and "veux". For example, "Je vais" vs "Je veux." I think "ai" is easier but I can't seem to find an English sound for "eu" in "veux" Any example to help me get this sound?
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>>>Its vary close to the u in put....
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>>Thank you. To my ears it sounds like "ea" in "learn" but only natives can say with 100% certainty.
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>Where did you hear it?
>I'd have said what JB said.

I listen to French CDs (Pimsleur course) with native French speakers. I also watch the French in Action program (from the PBS of 80s) where the main speaker (professor) is also native French speaker.