1. 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]

2. 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]

3. 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]

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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]

7. 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