I am told that French spelling is so unpredictable that even native speakers cannot be sure about the pronunciation of a proper noun until they have heard it spoken. Can someone tell me if the 'l’s in the surname Noellat are pronounced, as in ‘ville’, or not pronounced, as in ‘feuille’?
Thanks.
French pronunciation is very regular, there aren’t many exceptions, in contrast to English. So once you’ve learned the rules, you can be almost certain of being correct. The hard part is learning the rules. For starters, there are several sounds that don’t exist in English, certain things aren’t pronounced, etc.