"Le canard noir mange du riz."

[dee_nc]

It sounds like she is saying mauve, not noir. There is a distinct v sound.

[sam2130]

I heard the same thing

[ogwangsam]

What is the difference in pronunciation between "le" and "les"?

In the sentence "Le canard noir mange du riz", "le" sounded as though it was "les" so I ended interpreting the voice as "Les canards noirs mangent du riz"....I got it wrong because I could not distinguish "le" from "les".

[joancomics]

The difference in pronunciation is slight but you can hear it. "Le" phonetically sounds more like "luh" and "les" sounds closer to "lay."

[vephinx]

I'm hearing "du brie" not "du riz"