Pronunciation Flashcards
a, à, â
ah (like in apple)
the taxi
le taxi (luh tahk-see)
by bike
à velo (ah vey-loh)
the cake
le gâteau (luh gah-toh)
e (at the end of a word)
silent but pronounce the consonant before
the swimming pool
la piscine (lah pee-seen)
e
(before one consant or in a one syllable word)
uh (like the er sound in mother)
to watch
regarder (ruh-gar-day)
e (before two consonants),
è, ê, ei,
e before a final {c, l, t},
ai, aî
eh like in egg
to put
mettre (meh-trh)
a brother
un frère (uhn freh-rh)
to be
être (eh-trh)
the snow
le neige (luh neh-j)
the hotel
l’hotel (lo-tehl)
with
avec (ah-veh-k)
the chicken
le poulet (luh poo-ley)
é, -er, es, ez, et
ey
(It is a short, sharp sound which you might use to attract someone’s attention. Spread your lips and make your tongue low in the mouth as you say this)
the cafe
le café (luh cah-fey)
to dance
danser (dahn-sey)
the (plural)
les (ley)
enough, quite
assez (ah-sey)
and
et (ey)
i, î, y
ee
(Spread your lips in a wide grin and show your teeth to make this sound)
the swimming pool
la piscine (lah pee-seen)
