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Les 5 Accents Français

Les 5 Accents Français. The 5 French Accent Marks. The 5 French Accents are:. Accent Aigu ( é ) Accent Grave ( è ) Accent Circonflexe ( ê ) “C” cédille ( ç ) Tréma ( ë ). Accent Aigue ( é ). Most popular of the French accents Makes the “AY” sound (“play”)

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Les 5 Accents Français

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  1. Les 5 Accents Français The 5 French Accent Marks

  2. The 5 French Accents are: • Accent Aigu (é) • Accent Grave (è) • Accent Circonflexe (ê) • “C” cédille (ç) • Tréma(ë)

  3. Accent Aigue (é) • Most popular of the French accents • Makes the “AY” sound (“play”) • Only found on the letter “e” • Slants from top right to bottom left (é) • Examples – “bébé”, “décembre”, “février”

  4. Accent Grave (à) • Second most popular • Used on the vowels “a, e and u” • Defines the meaning between words that sound the same (“à” = at / “a” = has) or (“ou” = or/ “où” – where) • Gives the letter “e” a short sound as in “let” • Slants from top left to bottom right • Examples – “mère”, “problème”, “crème”, “à”, “où”

  5. Accent Circonflexe (ê) • Found over the vowels “a, e, i, o, u”. • Lengthens the vowel sound • Looks like a teepee tent • Examples – “tête”, “hôtel”, “dîner”

  6. “C” cédille –çava? • Found only under the letter “c” before the vowels “a, o, u” • Gives “c”an “s” sound • Changes a hard “c” to a soft “c” sound • Written as the bottom/hook half of the number “5” • Examples – “français”, “çava?”, “leçon”

  7. Le Tréma - Haïti • Makes sure that each vowel has its own pronunciation • Found over the letter “e, i, and u” • Two parallel dots • Least popular accent • Examples – “Noël”, “Hawaï”

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