2 Leçon
Accents
Accents are considered to be very important in French without which
the spelling is considered to be wrong
The French language uses accent to change the pronunciation of certain letters.
There are four accent marks used with vowels and one with a consonant.
They are:
· Accent aigu (acute accent) – This accent can only be used with an E and is written as é.
: Exemple
bébé: baby
écrire: to write
· Accent grave (grave accent) – This accent can be used with A, E or U and is written à, è and ù.
: Exemple
crème: cream
père: father
· Accent circonflexe(circonflex) – This accent can be on an A, E, I, O or U. It is written â, ê, î,ô, and û.
: Exemple
gâteau: cake
fenêtre: window
· Accent tréma(umlaut) – This accent is used on E, I or U. It is written ë , ï and ü.
: Exemple
naïf/ve :naive
Zaïre: Zaire the country
· Cédilla (cedilla) –This accent is found only on the letter C and is written ç.
: Exemple
leçon:lesson
garçon:boy
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