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It's pretty close but it's not quite the same vowel. Bite (fr) is pronounced [bit], bit (en) is pronounced [bɪt]. But the vowel is also different in cock [kɒk]
by greenshackle2 6y ago
It's pretty close but it's not quite the same vowel. Bite (fr) is pronounced [bit], bit (en) is pronounced [bɪt].
But the vowel is also different in cock [kɒk] vs coq [kɔk].
EDIT: I think I missed the point, if I'm reading "32 bits" in a french text then yes of course it sounds exactly like "32 bites".
- tom_mellior 6y ago> if I'm reading "32 bits" in a french text then yes of course it sounds exactly like "32 bites". My impression in France was that "bite" had the "i" sound slightly longer than in "bit". Some of the pronounciations at https://forvo.com/word/bite/#fr https://forvo.com/word/bite/#fr definitely lengthen it, but not all. Unfortunately there is only one recording for https://forvo.com/word/bit/#fr https://forvo.com/word/bit/#fr for comparison.
- jefft255 6y agoAny difference there is will depend on the individual, and all in all they're pronounced very similarly if not exactly the same.