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Les Voyelles - E. AY = May(en anglais ) Uh = Dull (en anglais ) Eh = set (en anglais ). Le Premier Son . French E has three pronunciations. AY en anglais.
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Les Voyelles - E AY = May(en anglais) Uh = Dull (en anglais) Eh = set (en anglais)
Le Premier Son French E has three pronunciations AY en anglais To make the sound is forwarded and slightly higher than halfway up. Lips are wide(though not as wide as for [i]. Muscles around the mouth are quite tense. It is a front vowel. Collins - Easy Learning French Pronunciation Track 10(cd)
Le son – E Le E Anglais Mot Anglais Les mots Français Les cafés (ley kah-fay) = Coffee houses Le nez (luh nay) = Nose Parler(pahr-lay) = To speak J’ai (zhay) • É ay May • EZ ay May • ER ay May • AI ay May
Le Deuxième Son (E) comme le son uh en anglais(over) To make the sound: Tongue is resting flat in the mouth The sound is made in the middle of the mouth with lips relaxed in a neutral position very little effort is required for this sound.
Le Deuxième Son (E) • It occurs in the following • Short one syllable words: • Le (the) (luh) • Je (I) (zhuh) • De (of) (duh) • The is one that disappears in everyday speech d’main (tomorrow), p’tit(little), ch’mise(shirt) • However, it isn’t dropped if there are 3 consonant sounds running together therefore is pronounced: • AppaRTeMent(apartment) • PaRLeRons (we shall talk) • VenDReDi(Friday)
Le son – E Le E Anglais Mot Anglais Les mots Français Le petit (luhpuh-tee) = little one La fleur (lahfluhr) (flower) • E uh dull/over • Eu uh dull/over
Le Troisième Son Comme le son eh en anglais set To make the sound: Tongue is forwarded and slightly lower than halfway up. Lips are slightly stretched (though not as wide as the sou sound. Muscles around the mouth are getting less tense. It is a front vowel.
Le son – E Le E Anglais Mot Anglais Les mots Français la mère (lah-mehr)= mother La Fenêtre(lahfuh-neh-truh) Clair (klehr) = bright La neige (lahnehzh) Le secret (luhsuh-kreh) Je voudrais (zhuhvooh-dreh) • è eh set • ê eh set • ai eh set • ei eh set • et eh set • ais eh set