"Est-ce nécessaire ?"

Translation: Is it necessary?

[Lee63091]

The audio pronounces the « -aire » part like '-er' in American English. That accent is quite weird and doesn't sound right to me. I've reported it.

[Cachaji]

Yes, it is obvious it is not a French native speaking. I reported it too.

[DianaM]

Sounds very American to me, too, still. Sigh.
Edited to add that my husband thinks it sounds like a speaker of Spanish or Portuguese.

[gobybicycle]

the accent sounds quebec AF

[votears]

Not est-ce qu'il necessaire?

[iixtapa]

You forgot « est »
« est-ce qu'il est nécessaire » ou « est-ce que c'est nécessaire »

[Beople]

Yes, it is necessary Duo.

[armandotij3]

Very annoying, i pronounced it without the ce part like the stupid computer does and got it wrong. Then i pronounced with and got it right. Very inconsistent.

[Roody-Roo]

I hear some French people are like the lady robot and say only ess. Others put a schwa on the end like ess-uh, more like the male voice.

[agriffina]

I've never seen "est-ce" before. What is the difference between that and "est-il'?

[smearedink]

I still don't feel comfortable enough yet to explain where you'd use one or the other, but if you'd use "c'est," then inverting it gives you "est-ce," and if you'd use "il est" then you'd use "est-il." You've surely seen it before, at least in questions beginning with "est-ce que."

[Sjaitkaas]

The difference is explained very well here:

http://french.about.com/library/weekly/aa032500.htm

[MonsieurRousseau]

S necessurrr?! Righ turr righ turr!
Is that Nelly, the rap star? :D

[PaulSpears]

A Quebec accent if I ever heard one.