Leçon 1A expressions Pages 14-17 moi me [mwah] NOTES Leçon 1A Pages 14-17 expressions moi me [mwah] Et toi? And you? [ay twah]

Asking a classmate’s name: NOTES Saying “hello” Bonjour! Hello! [boh zjoor] Asking a classmate’s name: Comment t’appelles – tu? What is your name? [kommeh tap pell tyou] Je m’appelle … My name is … [zjuh ma pell]

L’accent aigu (acute accent) NOTES L’accent aigu (acute accent) é Also known as “the café e”. Appears only on the letter “e”, making it sound like [ay]. café [caf ay] rentrée [rhen tray]

L’accent grave (grave accent) NOTES L’accent grave (grave accent) è - Mostly appears on the letter “e”, making it sound like [eh]. Michèle [mi shehll] Also appears in à, là, and où, but does not change the pronunciation of these words.

L’accent circonflexe (circumflex) NOTES L’accent circonflexe (circumflex) â, ê, î, ô, û Can occur over any vowel Normally the English word has an “s” that has been removed for the French word: forest fôret hôpital  hospital

ä, ë, ï, ö, ü Le tréma (diaeresis) - Can appear over any vowel NOTES Le tréma (diaeresis) ä, ë, ï, ö, ü - Can appear over any vowel Placed over the second vowel to show that vowel has its own sound. Noël [no el] Chloë [klo ee]

NOTES La cédille ( cedilla) ç - Only accent used on a consonant. It is only used on “c”. Normally, in front of a, o, and u, the letter “c” sounds like a “K”. With a cedilla, the “c” makes a soft, “s” sound. français ça va