Accents

Accent Aigu (é) [ah-sohn ay-gü]

Pronounce “é” like “ay” in date Accent goes up over the letter

télévision (tay-lay-vee-syon)

Zéro (zay-ro)

Écouter (ay-coo-tay)

Accent Grave (è) [ah-sohn grahv]

Accent Grave (è) [ah-sohn grahv]

Pronounce “è” like “e” in jet Accent goes down over the letter Think of digging a grave

Zèbra (zeh-bra)

Très (treh)

Accent Grave on “u” and “a”

Doesn’t change sound but changes meaning

où (oo) means where

ou (oo) means or

à (ah) means in at to

a (ah) means has

Accent Circonflex (â ê î ô û) [ah-sohn seer-con-fleks]

Can appear over any vowel No sound change but shows a letter was omitted

hôtel (oh-tel)

Âge (ahj)

Flûte (floot)

Île (eel)

La Cédille (ç) [lah say-dee]

The tail under the “c” makes it sound like “s”

Français (frahn-say)

Ça va (sa va)

Çç (s sound)

Accent Tréma (ë ï ü) [ah-sohn tray-mah]

Accent Tréma (ë ï ü) [ah-sohn tray-mah]

Two dots above a vowel Shows both vowels are pronounced separately

Noël (no-el)