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Introduction To The Language - How To Read in French

This document provides an introduction to reading French, including: 1) The French alphabet and pronunciation of vowels and consonants. It notes similarities and differences to English pronunciation. 2) Pronunciation rules when letters are combined, such as between vowels, consonants and vowels, and two consonants. It provides examples like how "ou" is pronounced like the "oo" in "moon". 3) The purpose and pronunciation of accents and cedilla diacritic marks in French. For example, how é is pronounced like the "a" in "late".

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Introduction To The Language - How To Read in French

This document provides an introduction to reading French, including: 1) The French alphabet and pronunciation of vowels and consonants. It notes similarities and differences to English pronunciation. 2) Pronunciation rules when letters are combined, such as between vowels, consonants and vowels, and two consonants. It provides examples like how "ou" is pronounced like the "oo" in "moon". 3) The purpose and pronunciation of accents and cedilla diacritic marks in French. For example, how é is pronounced like the "a" in "late".

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INTRODUCTION TO THE LANGUAGE.

PRONUNCIATION OF THE FRENCH ALPHABET AND


PHONICS

HASLINA BINTI WAHAB


PBU1073
HOW TO READ IN
FRENCH
HASLINA BINTI WAHAB
PBU1073
1. ALPHABET

VOWELS

• A like in far
• E like in Above, Cut,
• I like in Seen , Machine
• O like in Holiday
• U not no existing sound in English
• Y like in Seen, Machine (called "i" Grec - Greek "i"
• CONSONANTS (Like English pronunciation *)
• B like in Bacon
• C like in Senate
• D like in Destruction
• F*
• G like English “j” ( soft like giraffe)
• H like Ash in English
CONSONANTS
(LIKE ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION *)
• J like English “g”
• K Ca
• L ,M ,N *
• P like Petrify in English
• Q like K + French “u”
• R like Air in English + “H”
• S*
CONSONANTS
(LIKE ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION *)
• T like Telephone in English
• V like Vessel in English
• W double “V”
• X iks
• Z zed
2. PRONUNCIATION:
I) ACCENTS
II)COMBINATION

i) Accents – 4 types of accents & “la cedille”


FUNCTIONS OF THE ACCENTS & LA CEDILLE

• 1. sound / pronunciation : e / é / è / ê
é like “ late”
è, ê like English “a” or “care”
Ç like “s”
î like French “i”
à,â like French “a”
FUNCTIONS OF THE ACCENTS & LA CEDILLE

• 2. differentiate the meaning between two words


• Ex: ou / où
• Ex: la / là
• Ex: a / à
2. PRONUNCIATION:
II) COMBINATION BETWEEN 2 / 3 LETTERS

• i) between vowel & vowel


• Ii) between consonant & vowel
• Iii) between consonant & consonant
2. PRONUNCIATION:
I) between vowel & vowel
• ô, au, eau like French “o” •
• Ou, où like “oo” in “moon”
• Oi, oî like “wa” in “water” , “ what”
• Oy like “y” in English
• Eu, oeu like in “her”
• Ui like French “u” + “i”
• ay sometimes like “a-i” and “e-i” in French, (both letters must be pronounced)
• Oin = ou + in
2. PRONUNCIATION:
I) between vowel & vowel

• ion pronounced like “ tiong” without G


• sound an/am/en/em/ean similar to “sang” withoutG
• Om/on like “song” “wrong” without G sound
• Un/in/im/ain/ein like = 1 French
• tion = sion
• ai / ei = “day” “play”
PRACTICE USING THIS APPS IN ELEAP
2. PRONUNCIATION:
II) BETWEEN CONSONANT & VOWEL – CHECK THE
DOCUMENT IN ELEAP
2. PRONUNCIATION:
II) BETWEEN CONSONANT & VOWEL - CONTINOUS

Please take note that, only f


combination between the letter
“c” and “g” will make different
sound.
2. PRONUNCIATION:
III) BETWEEN CONSONANT & CONSONANT
• CH sounds like = SH sounds
• QU like =K sounds
• PH like = F sounds
• GN like in “onion”
• Last but not least:
• In a word, if “S” in between 2 vowels, it is pronounced like a “Z” .
Ex: La maison / le president

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