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Accent aigu on the letter e.
é
What does an accent aigu tell you?
Tells you to pronounce an <<e>> similar to the <<a>> in the English word <<date>>. (exemple: répétez!)
Accent grave on the letters <<e, a, u>>.
è, à, ù
What does an accent grave tell you on the letter <<e>>?
Tells you to pronounce an <<e>> like the <<e>> in the English word <<jet>>. (exemple: très)
What does an accent grave tell you on the letter <<a>> or <<u>>?
Tells you an <<a>> or a <<u>> is pronounced the same, but it changes the meaning of the word. (à, où)
Accent circonflexe on all 5 vowels.
â, ê, î, ô, û
What does an accent circonflexe tell you?
Tells you not to change the pronunciation - often means there used to be an S in the word in old French. (hôtel)
Cédille on a c.
ç
What does a cédille tell you?
Tells you to pronounce the <<c>> like an <<s>> (français)
Tréma on <<e, i, o, u>>
ë, ï, ö, ü
What does a tréma tell you?
Tells you to pronounce two vowels that are next to each other separately. (Noël, naïve)
What accent mark is in this word: français?
cédille
What accent mark is in this word: très?
accent grave
What accent mark is in this word: naïve?
tréma
What 2 accents are in this word: tétû (=stubborn)?
accent aigu, accent circonflexe
What 2 accents are in this word: élève?
accent aigu, accent grave
Les accents français et les signes orthographiques: POURQUOI (=why) ils sont importants?
Because they are part of spelling=l'orthographe. They can change the meaning=La signification/le sens. They can change the pronunciation=la prononciation.
accent aigu
Goes up. The most used accent and is only placed on the letter e. Sounds like <<a>> in <<date>>.
accent grave
Goes down. Can be placed on the letters <<a, e, u>>.
une cédille
It looks like a squiggle or number 5 under the letter 'c' and is ONLY used on the letter c (ç.).
preferer
préférer
experience
expérience
bibliotheque
bibliothèque
marche
marché
elephant
éléphant
chateau
château
frere
frère
derniere
derrière
garcon
garçon
tete
tête
medecin
médecin
