Meaning of soft c | Babel Free
/sɒft siː/Definitions
In many languages, a letter "c" which is not pronounced as a velar stop (/k/, like English "k") but as a sibilant (/s/, like English "s") or an affricative (/tʃ/, like English "ch").
Equivalents
Français
c doux
Examples
“In English, the "c" sound in "cent", "central" and "circuit" as distinct from the hard c in "cat" and "cabin".”
“In Italian, the "c" sound in "certo" as distinct from the "c" sound in "caffè".”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.