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French · Pronunciation Guide
How do you pronounce "vert" in French?
vehr — the "t" is silent, and the vowel is an open "eh" that the throat "r" must not swallow.
One syllable, ending on the "r". As a colour adjective it usually sits after the noun and takes the phrase's final beat.
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L'herbe est verte.
The grass is green.
Listen: L'herbe est verte.
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"L'herbe est verte" uses the feminine form, and this is exactly where you can hear the difference: "verte" is /vɛʁt/ with an audible "t", while the masculine "vert" is /vɛʁ/ without. "L'herbe" shows elision before a silent "h" — the article "la" loses its vowel even though the word starts with a written consonant, because that "h" is mute.
Where English speakers slip
The English adjacent word is "vert" as in heraldry or "vertical", and both encourage an American "r" that eats the vowel, producing something like "vurt". You need two distinct things: a clean open "eh" first, then a throat-made "r" that does not bend it. Then drop the "t" — but only in the masculine. Learners who master the silent "t" often over-apply it and drop it from "verte" too, which erases the gender marking.