Pronunciation

=Prononciation= By: Paige Gentry And Shelby Berkemeier

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 * Accent || Nom (name) || Example ||
 * é || l’accent aigu || Cécile ||
 * à || l’accent grave || Michèle ||
 * ô || l’accent circonflexe || Jérôme ||
 * ë || Le tréma || Noël ||
 * ç || la cédille || François ||

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**__ Basic Rules __** ** -Céline **
 * ** Final “e” is always silent. **

** - Paris, trios **
 * ** Final “s” almost always silent. **

** -Henri, Thomas **
 * ** Letter “h” always silent. **


 * ** Most other final consonants are silent. **


 * ** Exception. C,F,L, sometimes R are usually pronounced. **


 * ** Ending -er is pronounced /e/. **

** - This happens when the second word starts with a vowel or vowel sound. ** ** - LA LIAISON. ** ** [|Click Here.] **
 * ** Normally the //n// of un is not pronounced. But in some words the //n// is pronounced as the __first letter__ of the __next__ word. **

** - Do not pronounce the “n” or “m” after the nasal vowel. ** ** -“an” and “en” often represent a nasal /a/ ** ** - Sometimes “on” ** ** [|Click here for an example] **
 * ** Some words have a __nasal__ sound to them. **

** -Voice is raised after group of words in the middle of a sentence. **
 * ** Intonation is when your voice rises and falls throughout a sentence. **


 * **The accent is always on the last syllable of a word. or group of words. **


 * ** The letter "R" is not pronounced like the english "R". **

** - Pronounced from the back of the throat. **
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 * ==The letter "a" alone is pronounced as the english word ///ah/// it never sounds like just a plane"a" in english.==

- les voyelles /i/ **et /u/**

 * ==/u/ **what?= o**ù **?**==
 * ==/i/ oh i understand!= ici**!**==
 * ==be sure to pronounce the french "i" as in mimi, like and english "e" sound==
 * ==also be sure to pronounce an "o" and "u" together (où) as you would "oo" in english, like "tool"==

-la voyelles /y/

 * ==The vowel sounding /y/ represents the "u"_does not exist in english.==
 * ==To say the word super, first say the french word __si__. Then round your lips as if to whistle and say __si__ with rounded lips: /sy/. Now say __si-per__. Then round your lips as you say the first syllable: __SUPER!__==
 * ==In other words it sounds pretty similar to the frinch "i" and instead of putting a "Y" in a word they put in a "U"==
 * ==example- Ét__u__die (get it?)==