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1
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a, à, â

A

ah (like in apple)

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the taxi

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le taxi (luh tahk-see)

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by bike

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à velo (ah vey-loh)

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the cake

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le gâteau (luh gah-toh)

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e (at the end of a word)

A

silent but pronounce the consonant before

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6
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the swimming pool

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la piscine (lah pee-seen)

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e
(before one consant or in a one syllable word)

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uh (like the er sound in mother)

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to watch

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regarder (ruh-gar-day)

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e (before two consonants),
è, ê, ei,
e before a final {c, l, t},
ai, aî

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eh like in egg

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10
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to put

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mettre (meh-trh)

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a brother

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un frère (uhn freh-rh)

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to be

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être (eh-trh)

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13
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the snow

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le neige (luh neh-j)

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14
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the hotel

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l’hotel (lo-tehl)

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15
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with

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avec (ah-veh-k)

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16
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the chicken

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le poulet (luh poo-ley)

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17
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é, -er, es, ez, et

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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)

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18
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the cafe

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le café (luh cah-fey)

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19
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to dance

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danser (dahn-sey)

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20
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the (plural)

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les (ley)

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21
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enough, quite

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assez (ah-sey)

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22
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and

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et (ey)

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23
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i, î, y

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ee
(Spread your lips in a wide grin and show your teeth to make this sound)

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24
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the swimming pool

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la piscine (lah pee-seen)

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25
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the dinner

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le dîner (luh dee-ney)

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o (not at the end of a word)

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o like in hot

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27
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orange

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orange (o-rhahn-j)

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28
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the ear

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l’oreille (lo-rheh-y)

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o (at the end of a word),
ô, au, eau

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oh (Make your lips into a round shape and sound as if you have had a shock)

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30
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see you soon

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à bientôt (ah bee-ehn-toh)

31
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yellow

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jaune (joh-n)

32
Q

the hat

A

le chapeau (luh chah-poh)

33
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u, û

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u
(Form your lips as though you are going to whistle, then say the sound for the letters ee in English)

34
Q

A skirt

A

Une jupe (oon ju-p)

35
Q

August

A

août (u-t)

36
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eu, œ, œu

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eugh (Open your mouth a little and sound disgusted)

37
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blue

A

bleu (bl-eugh)

38
Q

the eye

A

l’œil (l’eugh-y)

39
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my sister

A

ma sœur (mah seugh-h)

40
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gu (before {e, i, y}

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g sound like in great

41
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the guitar

A

la guitare (lah gee-tah-rh)

42
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il and ill after a vowel

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y like in finally

43
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the sun

A

le soleil (luh so-leh-y)

44
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the fog

A

le brouillard (luh broo-y-arh)

45
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oi, oî

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wa

46
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the fish

A

la poisson (lah pwa-sohn)

47
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cold

A

froid (fwa)

48
Q

ou, oû, où

A

oo
(Purse your lips tightly like a chimpanzee to say this sound)

49
Q

To play

A

Jouer (joo-ey)

50
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Where is?

A

Où est? (oo-ey)

51
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the stew

A

le ragoût (luh rhah-goo)

52
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am, em, an, en

A

ahm, ahn (nasal and don’t pronounce m or n)

53
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the ham

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le jambon (luh jahm-bohn)

54
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my aunt

A

ma tante (mah tahn-t)

55
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in spring

A

au printemps (oh prh-ihn-tahm)

56
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in winter

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en hiver (ahn ee-veyh)

57
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in, ain, ein, yn
im, aim, eim, ym

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ihn, ihm (like an in ran without n)

58
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the rabbit

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le lapin (luh lah-pihn)

59
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the train

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le train (luh trh-ihn)

60
Q

to climb

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grimper (grh-ihm-pey)

61
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I am hungry

A

J’ai faim (jeh fihm)

62
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the painter

A

le peintre (le pihn-trh)

63
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ien

A

ee-ihn

64
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good

A

bien (bee-ihn)

65
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dog

A

un chien (uhn chee-ihn)

66
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om, on

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ohm, ohn

67
Q

the name

A

le nom (luh nohm)

68
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the trousers

A

le pantalon (luh pahn-tah-lohn)

69
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un, um

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uhn, uhm

70
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the perfume

A

le parfum (luh parh-fuhm)

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