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14 Cards in this Set
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The accent aigu |
Only occurs on -e and it is always pronounced like ay |
-er, -ez, ai, -ais, es, est |
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The accent grave |
Mainly occurs on -e and is pronounced like eh |
È, à, ù, Trés, pièce, A, où |
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Circonflexe |
Corresponds to an English word that has an -s following the letter with an accent |
Forêt, hôpital |
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Trema |
Placed on the second of two vowels to show that the two vowels are pronounce separately |
Noël, ï, maïs |
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Cedilla |
Used only on -c before an a, o, or u to show that it is pronounced like an -s |
Ça, français, Gaçon |
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Final consonants |
Final consonants are almost never pronounce in french ge only exceptions are C, R, F, and L |
Bonjour Tard, salut,
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Qu |
Qu is pronounced like K |
Quand, qui, que |
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Oi |
Oi is pronounced like W |
Quoi, oui, oiseau, toi |
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Nasal sound |
Nasal sound is made when an N or M follows a vowel |
Bon, manger, quand |
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-s & -ss |
One s produces a Z sound while two ss produces an S sound |
DESSERT&DESERT POISSON&POISON |
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-e with no accent at the end of the word |
-e with no accent at the end of the word is almost never pronounced Just pronounce the consonant before it |
Grand & grande dire |
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Oh combinations |
Makes oh sounds |
Au eau aux eaux Bureau, tableau, l'eau |
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Liason |
Pronounce the final consonant of a word only I'd the next words begins with a vowel |
C'est C'est un parc -- C'es tun parc |
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Elision |
Contraction in french Happens when it ends with an unstressed vowel vowels like le, la, me, se, te |
Je t'aime, L'hotel, c'est |
