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| Mery | Sunday 23rd of January 2005 09:12:47 AM |
| French PHRASES 00 - Here's the French alphabet, but without the English equivalent. I think it wouldn't be good idea to establish a link between French and English. Many letters have a different pronunciation according to the language. For each letter, I'll give you a French word, which contains that letter.
[color=red]I'll add audio files to help you pronounce the alphabet and the examples mentioned. Can anyone please tell me how to put my audio files here? Thanks :)[/color] [color=blue]A, a [/color] as in [color=purple]un avion[/color] = a plane [color=blue]B,b [/color] as in [color=purple]un bateau [/color] = a boat, a ship [color=blue]C,c [/color] as in [color=purple] un cadeau [/color] = a present [color=blue]D,d [/color] as in [color=purple] une dent [/color] = a tooth [color=blue]E,e [/color] as in [color=purple] appeler [/color] = to call [color=blue]F,f [/color] as in [color=purple] une fleur [/color] = a flower [color=blue]G,g [/color] as in [color=purple] un gâteau [/color] = a cake [color=blue]H,h [/color] as in [color=purple] un haricot [/color] = a bean [color=blue]I,i [/color] as in [color=purple] du riz [/color] = rice [color=blue]J,j [/color] as in [color=purple] janvier [/color] = January [color=blue]K,k [/color] as in [color=purple] un koala [/color] = a koala [color=blue]L,l [/color] as in [color=purple] laver [/color] = to wash [color=blue]M,m [/color] as in [color=purple] une maison [/color] = a house [color=blue]N,n [/color] as in [color=purple] nouveau [/color] = new [color=blue]O,o [/color] as in [color=purple] un objet [/color] = an object [color=blue]P,p [/color] as in [color=purple] un pays [/color] = a country [color=blue]Q,q [/color] as in [color=purple] quand [/color] = when [color=blue]R,r [/color] as in [color=purple] rester [/color] = to stay [color=blue]S,s [/color] as in [color=purple] savoir [/color] = to know [color=blue]T,t [/color] as in [color=purple] traverser [/color] = to cross [color=blue]U,u [/color] as in [color=purple] utiliser [/color] = to use [color=blue]V,v [/color] as in [color=purple] une voiture [/color] = a car [color=blue]W,w [/color] as in [color=purple] wallon [/color] = Walloon [color=blue]X,x [/color] as in [color=purple] un xylophone [/color] = a xylophone [color=blue]Y,y [/color] as in [color=purple] un yaourt [/color] = a yoghurt [color=blue]Z,z [/color] as in [color=purple] un zoo [/color] = a zoo [b]PLEASE DON'T POST ANY MESSAGES HERE! THIS LESSON IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THE DIFFERENT ACCENTS, DIPHTHONGS AND TRIPHTHONGS WILL BE ADDED SOON. Thanks :)[/b] | |
| Mery | Sunday 23rd of January 2005 09:58:11 AM |
| 4 types of accents - [b][color=red]1. Le tréma[/color][/b] = diaeresis
[color=green]ë[/color] as in 'Noël' (Christmas) [color=green]ï[/color] as in 'haïr' (to hate) [b][color=red]2. L'accent circonflexe[/color][/b] [color=green]â [/color] as in 'un gâteau' (a cake) [color=green]ê [/color] as in 'une poêle' (a frying pan) [color=green]î [/color] as in 'paraître' (to appear) [color=green]ô [/color] as in 'un geôlier' (a jailer) [color=green]û [/color] as in 'août' (August) [b][color=red]3. L'accent aigu[/color][/b] [color=green]é[/color] as in 'un élève' (a pupil) [b][color=red]4. L'accent grave [/color][/b] [color=green]à[/color] as in 'voilà' (here is) [color=green]è[/color] as in 'une scène' (a stage) [color=green]ù[/color] as in 'où' (where) | |
| Mery | Sunday 23rd of January 2005 10:57:20 AM |
| Comments on some letters - [b][color=red]c[/color][/b] can be pronounced from two different ways, either 'k' as in 'un cauchemar' (a nightmare) or 's' as in 'une menace' (a threat). When a [b]c[/b] is followed by a [b]e[/b] or a [b]i [/b], it'll be pronounced as a 's':
E.g. = une menace (a threat) = merci (thank you) If a [b] c [/b] is followed by a [b]a, o or u [/b], it'll be pronounced as a [b]k[/b] E.g. = un cadeau (a present) = un corridor (a corridor) = un cube (a cube) BUT in some cases, you have to use a special letter called [color=blue]une cédille[/color] = [b][color=red]ç [/color][/b]. It's used before a 'a, o or u'. Then, 'c' is no longer pronounced as a 'k', but as a 's'. E.g. = un reçu (a receipt) = perçant (from the verb 'to drill' = percer) = ...ço... (can't find an example now lol) [b][color=red]g[/color][/b] can either be pronounced 'g' as in [b]une guitare [/b] or 'j' (the French 'j') as in [b]un géant[/b] = a giant. [b][color=red]h[/color][/b] isn't inspired. [b][color=red]q[/color][/b] is often pronounced as 'k', e.g. = [b] quatre [/b] = four or 'kw' as in [b]quadriceps[/b]. [b][color=red]w[/color][/b] is often pronounced 'v', e.g. = [b]un wagon [/b], or 'w' as in [b]Walloon[/b] [b][color=red]y[/color][/b] also has 2 different pronounciations, either 'y' as in [b]un yaourt[/b] or 'i' as in [b]Yvon[/b] (a male first name) | |
| Mery | Sunday 23rd of January 2005 01:26:30 PM |
| Diphthongs - There are a huge number of diphthongs in French. I might have forgotten some of them. If so, feel free to PM me and I'll edit my post :)
[b][color=red]an[/color][/b] as in [color=blue]dans [/color]= in [b][color=red]au [/color][/b] as in [color=blue]une auberge [/color] = an inn [b][color=red]ai[/color][/b] as in [color=blue]je mangerai [/color] = I'll eat [b][color=red]ei[/color][/b] as in [color=blue]un orteil [/color] = a toe [b][color=red]en[/color][/b] as in [color=blue]une dent [/color]= a tooth (dent has the same pronunciation as the word dans) [b][color=red]eu[/color][/b] as in [color=blue]heureux [/color] = happy [b][color=red]oê[/color][/b] as in [color=blue]une poêle [/color] = a frying pan [b][color=red]in[/color][/b] as in [color=blue]un jardin [/color] = a garden. NOTE: [b]in[/b] and [b]ain[/b] are pronounced in the same way. E.g. = un pain (a loaf of bread) [b][color=red]oi[/color][/b] as in [color=blue]un oiseau [/color] = a bird [b][color=red]on[/color][/b] as in [color=blue]une onde [/color] = a wave [b][color=red]ou [/color][/b] as in [color=blue] un ouvrier [/color] = a worker [b][color=red]ui[/color][/b] as in [color=blue] puiser [/color] = to draw [b][color=red]un[/color][/b] as in [color=blue] un [/color] = a (indefinite article) [b]UNDER CONSTRUCTION[/b] | |
