The Study L’école Internationale
2019-2020
LEÇON – 1
LES LETTRES ET LES NOMBRES
The French alphabet (l'alphabet français)
A a [ɑ] F f [ɛf] Kk [ka]
B b [be] G g [ʒe] Ll [ɛl]
C c [se] H h [aʃ] M m [ɛm]
D d [de] I I [i] N n [ɛn]
E e [ə] Jj [ʒi] Oo [o]
P p [pe] Tt [te] Xx [iks]
Qq [ky] Uu [y] Yy [igʀɛk]
Rr [ɛʀ] Vv [ve] Zz [zɛ]
Ss [ɛs] Ww [dubləve]
A ARBRE TREE
B BANANE BANANA
C CRAYON PENCIL
D DAUPHIN DOLPHIN
E ESCARGOT SNAIL
F FILLE GIRL
G GARÇON BOY
H HIBOU OWL
I IGLOU IGLOO
J JUPE SKIRT
K KANGAROU KANGAROO
L LUNE MOON
M MOUTON LAMB
N NUAGES CLOUD
O OREILLE EAR
P POISSON FISH
Q QUATRE FOUR
R RIVIÈRE RIVER
S SINGE MONKEY
T TORTUE TORTOISE
U USINE FACTORY
V VOITURE CAR
W WAGON TRAIN BOX
X XYLOPHONE XYLOPHONE
Y YAOURT CURD
Z ZÈBRE ZEBRA
Les Accents
What are the accents in French?
There are 5 French accents:
the cédille Ç,
the accent aigu é,
the accent circonflexe â, ê, î, ô, û,
the accent grave à, è, ù
and the accent tréma ë, ï, ü.
HOW DO ACCENTS WORK IN FRENCH?
An accent mark may change the sound of a letter, the meaning of a word,
replace a letter that existed in old French, or have no perceivable effect at
all. Accents are used only on vowels and under the letter c.
An accent aigu ( ) is only used on an e (é) and produces the sound ay, as in
“day.” It may also replace an s from old French. When you see this letter,
replace the é with an imaginary s to see if its meaning becomes more
evident.
é tranger = stranger
An accent grave (`) may be used on an à or ù where it causes no sound
change, or on an è, producing the sound of eh as in the e in “get.”
An accent circonflexe (∧) may be placed on any vowel but causes no
perceptible sound change. It, too, often replaces a “s” from old French,
which may give a clue to the meaning of the word.
forêt = forest
A cédille ( ) is placed under a “c” (ç), to create a soft (s) sound before the
letters a, o, or u.
ç a (sah)
A tréma ( ) is placed on the second of two consecutive vowels to indicate
that each vowel is pronounced independently.
Noël (noh‐ ehl)
accent aigu é only éléphant: elephant
accent grave è, à, ù fièvre: fever, là: there, où: where
accent circonflexe â, ê, î, ô, û gâteau: cake, être: to be, île: Island,
chômage: unemployment, dû: past participle of devoir
tréma ë, ï, ü, ÿ** Noël:Christmas, maïs: corn, aigüe: acute
(fem)*
cédille ç only français: French
UN ONE ONZE ELEVEN
DEUX TWO DOUZE TWELVE
TROIS THREE TRIEZE THIRTEEN
QUATRE FOUR QUATORZE FOURTEEN
CINQ FIVE QUINZE FIFTEEN
SIX SIX SEIZE SIXTEEN
SEPT SEVEN DIX- SEPT SEVENTEEN
HUIT EIGHT DIX – HUIT EIGHTEEN
NEUF NINE DIX- NEUF NINETEEN
DIX TEN VINGT TWENTY
Écrivez la lettre commune aux trois mots : Circle
the common alphabets from the following words :
EG : LUNE – MINI – DOMINO
Ans : N is common
1. LUNE MINI DOMINO
2. PERDRE PAPA HÔPITAL
3. XYLOPHONE TAXI X - RAY
4. CAFÉ FILS SPORTIF
5. DOMINO PERDRE DIRA
6. PARAPLUIE RISQUE JOLIE
7. PERDRE MICRO QUATRE
8. AS SUCRE VALISE
9. TARTINE TAXI TORTUE
10. FUMÉE MANGUE JUMELLES
Écrivez deux mots pour chaque l’alphabet donnés : Write
2 names for each alphabet given :
EG: A: Avion, Arbre
1. A
2. L
3. B
4. S
5. P
Faites ces exercises: Do this exercises as given in the examples:
=2 =4 =1
+++ = deux + deux + deux + deux égale huit.
x + = ______________________________________
5 x + = ______________________________________
+ 2 x = _______________________________________
+ ++ ++ + =______________________________
