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Les lettres. How to pronounce these funny looking French words correctly. In French…. The last letter of a word is often not pronounced (e.g. Paris) Final « e » is always silent! Répétez: Céline, Philippe, anglaise, onze, treize Final « s » is almost always silent
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Les lettres How to pronounce these funny looking French words correctly
In French… • The last letter of a word is often not pronounced (e.g. Paris) • Final «e »is always silent! • Répétez: Céline, Philippe, anglaise, onze, treize • Final «s » is almost always silent • Répétez: Paris, Nicolas, Jacques, français, trois • The letter«h »is always silent • Répétez: Hélène, Henri, Thomas, Nathalie, Thérèse
Les consonnes finales • The last consonant of a word is often not pronounced • Répétez: • Richard • Américain • Canadien • Bien • Deux
EXCEPTION! • “C, R, F & L” are sometimes pronounced… (TIP: CaReFuL ) • Eric, Daniel, Lebeuf, Pascal, Victor
Words that end -er • Words that end with “–er”, sound like accent aigu (“ay” sound) • E.g. Roger, Olivier Fin (6th gr.)
Les prénoms français • Take a look at the list of French names you’ve been given • Go ahead and take 3 minutes to choose one & practice pronouncing the names! • http://www.online-stopwatch.com