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The document provides an overview of the French alphabet and the various accents used in the language, including the acute, grave, circonflex, cedilla, and tréma. It explains how these accents affect pronunciation and differentiate words. Additionally, it includes pronunciation rules for different letter combinations in French.

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Alphabet Prononciation Leçon 1

The document provides an overview of the French alphabet and the various accents used in the language, including the acute, grave, circonflex, cedilla, and tréma. It explains how these accents affect pronunciation and differentiate words. Additionally, it includes pronunciation rules for different letter combinations in French.

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L’ALPHABET

Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee
Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj
M
Kk Ll Nn Oo
m
Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt
W
Uu Vv Xx Yy
w
Zz
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LES ACCENTS
é:
The accute accent “ accent aigu” is used over é as in été to transform the normal
French sound to create a lengthened sound similar to that in the English word eight.

à, è, ù :
The grave accent “accent grave” is used over à, é and ù. With è it tends to indicate a
lengthened vowel (a like the vowel sound in the English word there) : Je me lève
(I get up). With à and ù it doesn’t tend to affect the pronunciation but rather is used to
diffirentiate between words, for example à (to) and a (has), où (where) and ou (or).

â, ê, î, ô, û :
The circonflex “accent circonflexe” is used over any of the vowels. İt can indicate a
lengthened vowel (a little like the vowel sound in the English word coat) : la vôtre
(yours). Alternatively, like the grave accent it can be used to differentiate between
words : sûr (sure), sur (on).

ç:
The cedilla “c cédille” indicates that the c is pronounced like an s. İt is only used
before a,o and u : ça (that), garçon (boy), reçu (received). If there isn’t a cedilla
before these vowels the c will be hard like a k: conférence (conference), culture
(culture).

ë, ï :
Two dots over a letter (tréma) indicates that the vowel is to be pronounced separately
: Noël (pronounced “No-well” – Christmas), Israël (pronounced “Isra-el” – Israel).
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LA PRONONCIATION
ai {e} : aide, français, grammaire, faire
aille {ay} : taille, paille
au {o} : au revoir, automne, autonome
C + a, o, u {k} : canal, coton, culture
C + e, i, y {s} : cerise, citron, cycle
Ç {s} : garçon, glaçon, ça va
Ch {ş} : chocolat, chaise, chemise,
chaud
ei {e} : ceinture, beige
en {an} : enfant, comment, enchanté,
trente
eu {ö} : europe, deux, heureux
eau {o} : beau, cadeau, château, gâteau
G + a, o, u {g} : gaz, Togo, guitare,
guerre

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G + e, i, y { j } : geste, giraffe,
gymnastique
gn {yn} : champagne, montagne,
campagne
ille {iy} : fille, billet
in {en} : informatique, international,
incroyable, quinze
oi {ua} : trois, quoi, oiseau, moi, soixante
ou {u} : ouvert, oublier, trousse
ph { f } : photo, phrase, paragraphe
qu {k} : qui, quatre, qualité
s : sable, saison, poisson
tion {sion} : communication, situation
un { ön / ün } : brun, un, université

y { i } : mystique, cyber-café

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