French accents (a, e, o, u, i)
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For English speakers, French pronunciation might be a little bit different and hard. There are quite a lot of similarities between these two languages.
In this lesson you will find a detailed explanation of pronunciation of the vowels with accents and the pronunciation. Once you have mastered these rules you won't have problems neither with spelling nor with pronunciation.
The French alphabet contains the same vowels as the English alphabet (A, E, I, O, U, Y) except the y, but the sounds of each of these vowels is different than their English counterparts.
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The French letter E has many different sounds as a closed syllable and as an open syllable, it's not wrong if you don't know how to distinguish these two syllables until you don't do pronunciation errors.
In the alphabet the e is generally pronounced [ə].
Moreover, this letter can take all three accents of the French language: the acute, the grave, the circumflex but also can take the umlet.
The acute e (French: l'accent aigu) is written é and is usually the sound [e].
The acute follows some rules: we find a -e with an acute accent when
é | Examples |
---|---|
First letter of a word | éditeur, électronicien, méchanicien, épreuve |
Last letter of a word | clé, abonnés, lycée, liberté |
Final consonant | clef, pied, chanter, nez |
Prefixes | préféré, député, mélange, désigné |
Past participle | chanté, parlé, donné, tué, été |
Never put an acute accent on a -e preceding an -x:
Never put an acute accent on a -e preceding a double consonant
The grave e (French: l'accent grave) is written è and pronounced [ɛ]. The general rule is to put a grave accent on the e when it is preceded by another letter and also followed by a syllable which includes a silent e. In the opposite case we put an acute accent.
We find a grave e:
Examples:
è | Examples |
---|---|
singular words ending with s | succès, accès, congrès, excès, exprès, près, progrès |
in front of group | trèfle, fièvre, lèpre |
the e in one syllable words is pronounced as [ə]; je, me, ce, que, and it also occurs in the first syllable of the word 'Monsieur' and the form of the verb faire: nous faisons [nu fəzõ]
The acute accent on the e indicates a closed sound while the grave accent e indicates an open sound.
The umlet E (French: le e tréma) is written ë and is prounounced [e]. Its usage is very rare and express that the precedent vowel needs to be pronounced separately.
Examples:
The circumflex accent on the e indicate the disappearance of a letter, usually 's'
Examples:
The e mute, as a rule, is a e who does not pronounce, we find after a vowel.
In the alphabet the a is generally pronounced [a].
Moreover, this letter can take these accents of the French language: the grave and the circumflex.
The grave a is written à and is pronounced [a].
We place a grave accent on:
Examples:
The circumflex a is written â and is written [a]. It used on the a of the suffix -tre marking a depreciation, on words that lost the s.
It indicates a sound more accentuated.
Examples:
There is a circumflex accent in the 1st and 2nd plural persons of the Literary past tense and the 3rd singular person of the imperfect subjunctive of the verbs in -ar.
In the alphabet the u is generally pronounced [y].
Moreover, this letter can take these accents of the French language: the grave, the circumflex and the umlet.
The grave u is written ù and is pronounced like the letter u. This accent is used only with où which can be relative or interrogative pronoun to differentiate it from ou which is a coordinating conjunction used to mark the choice.
Example:
the circomflex u is written û and is pronounced like the letter u. It uses a lot of nouns to diiferentate homonyms and make a different sound.
You can also find a circumflex û in adjectives.
Examples:
There is a circumflex accent in the past participle of verbs ending in -oir, -ître.
The umlet u is written ü and is pronounced like the letter u. It has a very rare usage and it is used to underline the fact that the letters has to be pronounced separately.
The alphabet letter is always pronounced [o].
Moreover, this letter can take the circumflex accent.
This accent is written ô and is pronounced like the letter o. It uses especially the possessive pronouns in the 1st and 2nd plural persons.
You can also find it in some nouns to make the sound more accentuated. Generally, it is used to make the s disappear.
Examples:
The letter i is pronounced as [i] so as the letter y . This sound is similiar to the vowel of English be
Moreover, this letter can take the circumflex accent and the umlet I.
The circumflex i is written î and is pronounced like the letter i. It uses some nouns to accentuate the sound.
We can also find it on the i of the verbs in aître or oître as well as the verb plaire (to please) when the i is followed by t.
Examples:
Generally it has the same usage as the vowels a, e, o, u
The umlet I is written ï and is pronounced like the letter I. It prohibits to pronounce two letters in one sound but separate them into two sounds. There are many French words that use the ï
Haïr (to hate) is the only French verbs that keeps the umlet in all tenses and personal pronouns except in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd singular pronouns of the present tense and 2nd singular person of the present imperative.
Examples:
How is pronounced C with cedille mark (ç) in la façade?
s
c
k
How is pronouced the letter L in oeil?
l
lj
j
What group of final consonants is often pronounced?
c, r, f, l
c, f, t, r
c, r, f, n
On which vowel can appear accent aigu?
e
a
on both a and e
How the letters OI are pronounced?
wa
wi
woa
Which letter combination has two ways of pronunciation?
ch
gn
th
Which consonant is silent in French?
h
n
t
How is pronounced C with cedille mark (ç) in la façade?
s
How is pronouced the letter L in oeil?
j
What group of final consonants is often pronounced?
c, r, f, l
On which vowel can appear accent aigu?
on both a and e
How the letters OI are pronounced?
wa
Which letter combination has two ways of pronunciation?
ch
Which consonant is silent in French?
h
o
beau
dans
[ɛ̃]
pont
vin
[ã]
faim
dent
[õ]
dans
mon
[u]
toujours
rue
[y]
rue
dieu
[ø]
bonjour
adieu
[e]
nez
me
[ə]
ce
bon
[ɛ]
forêt
manger
o
beau
[ɛ̃]
vin
[ã]
dent
[õ]
mon
[u]
toujours
[y]
rue
[ø]
adieu
[e]
nez
[ə]
ce
[ɛ]
forêt
How is pronounced C with cedille mark (ç) in la façade?
k
s
c
How is pronouced the letter L in oeil?
j
lj
l
What group of final consonants is often pronounced?
c, r, f, l
c, r, f, n
c, f, t, r
On which vowel can appear accent aigu?
on both a and e
a
e
How the letters OI are pronounced?
wi
wa
woa
Which letter combination has two ways of pronunciation?
gn
th
ch
Which consonant is silent in French?
n
h
t
How is pronounced C with cedille mark (ç) in la façade?
s
How is pronouced the letter L in oeil?
j
What group of final consonants is often pronounced?
c, r, f, l
On which vowel can appear accent aigu?
on both a and e
How the letters OI are pronounced?
wa
Which letter combination has two ways of pronunciation?
ch
Which consonant is silent in French?
h
o
beau
dans
[ɛ̃]
vin
pont
[ã]
dent
faim
[õ]
dans
mon
[u]
rue
toujours
[y]
dieu
rue
[ø]
adieu
bonjour
[e]
nez
me
[ə]
bon
ce
[ɛ]
forêt
manger
o
beau
[ɛ̃]
vin
[ã]
dent
[õ]
mon
[u]
toujours
[y]
rue
[ø]
adieu
[e]
nez
[ə]
ce
[ɛ]
forêt
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