French pronounciation Can anyboby tell me the difference between "bas" and "pas"? My French teacher simply told us they were both pronouced like [ba] that is, [p] before a vowel sound are pronounced as [b]. There are differences between [p](before a vowel) and [b], I suppose, although I can't tell the difference and pronounce them in the same way. Other examples like [k] /[t](before a vowel) and [g]/[d]. By the way, sometimes I heard the [k] sound is pronounced [k] even before a vowel sound like in "Comme ma copine." Pretty confusing!