Les Sons et Les LettresHow are accents used in French?What sounds are common in French?

AUJOURD’HUI C’EST...

In English...

… some words can be tricky to pronounce! How would you write the phonetic spelling

for the word D-A-T-A?

readache and mustache

heart and beard and heard

What sound does each pair of letters make?

ENOUGH + WOMEN + NATION

In French…

… most sounds are quite consistent! There are always exceptions, but

knowing some rules can help!

EAU - AU - Ochapeau beaucoup chaudmot

RULE: EAU, AU, O all sound like...

E - EU - OEU

jeneufboeuf

RULE: E , EU , OEU all sounds like...

OI

moitoioiseau

RULE: OI sounds like...

CH

cheval chaud chapeau

RULE: CH in French sounds like…

More sounds with C

ciel cinqRULE: Before an i or e it sounds like…

cahier curieuxRULE: Before an a , o , u it sounds like…

français leçonRULE: C with a cédille accent sounds like...

Circumflex

L’ACCENT CIRCONFLEXE can appear over any vowel. They don’t change the way a word sounds. This accent often indicates that an s was dropped from the latin version of the word.

forêt

hôpital

pâte

Acute Accent

étudierdanséétat

RULE: L’accent aigu sounds like…

* ez and er make the same sound!- Parlez-vous français? - Oui, je peux parler français.

Grave Accent

niècepoème

RULE: L’accent grave with e sounds like…*ai makes the same sound! la maison

la - là ou - oùRULE: L’accent grave with other vowels does not change the pronunciation of a word but can change the meaning!

Silent Letters! Pourquoi?!

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