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A French prounciation question.

Bonjour!
I wonder if I should pronounce p,t,k as b,d,g sounds respectively before a vowel? Like tu /du/, porte /bɔrt/,carte /gart/? Merci d'avance! :)

For learning: French
Base language: English
Category: Language

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    No. You should pronounce 'd' as 'd', 'p' as 'p' , etc. It would be (very) incorrect to pronounce those letters differently when they are before vowels.

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