La cédille - ç to soften the k sound of c to s
c- k sound
| ca (ka) | car (but) | ça (sa) | la langue française (the french language) |
|---|---|---|---|
| co (ko) | les cours ( the lesson) | ço (so) | la leçon (lesson) |
| cu (keww) | la cuisine (kitchen) | çu (seww) | le reçu (receipt) |
| Ci (si) | le citron (lemon) | Ce (se) | France |
Accents: e - uh / silent
| L’accent aigu (acute) | é ( e accent aigu) | sounds like the English letter a or a in case | créé-created, tréma |
|---|---|---|---|
| L’accent grave | è ( e accent grave) | sounds like a in cat | très- very , mère- mom , élève- student |
| à, ù | accent on both of these is just for spelling | ||
| change in words with the same spellings and | |||
| different meanings | a - has , à - at/ to ou- or , où- where | ||
| L’accent circonflexe | ê (sounds same as è), â, î, ô, û | makes sounds longer and softer | forêt- forest, fête- fest, hôtel (hostel) hôpital, maître (master), château (castle), Bien sûr (sure) |
| L’accent tréma | ë (sounds same as è), ï, ü | The sound doesn’t change, but it indicates to pronounce both vowels seperately | naïve- beginner , noël - christmas, haïr- to hate, maïs- corn |