1.4: L'alphabet

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Lettre	Nom	Example	Influence of accent marks on pronunciation
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z	Ah Beh Say Day Euh Eff Zhay Ahsh Eey Zhee Kah El Em En Oh Pay Coo Err Es Tay Oo Vay Doobleh Vay Eeks Ee-grayek Zed	Anne Boîte Celine/Coo coo Daniel Enchanté Faire Georges Caché Ils Je Kiosque Lire Madame Non Olivier Paul Quel Rime Sel Trop Ukulélé Vouloir Weekend Examen Yaourt Zèbre	c - before e, y, i c - o, u, a sounds like "s" sounds like "k" é - hard a è - eeh éléphant fièvre
The nasals: some vowels change when followed by "n" or "m" that is not followed by a vowel Some examples are Jean, copain, en, and un. We will talk more in detail about the nasal sounds as we progress through this course.

Lettre

Nom

Example

Influence of accent marks on pronunciation

A B C D E F G H I J K L M

N O P Q R S T U V

W X Y Z

Ah Beh Say Day Euh Eff Zhay Ahsh Eey Zhee Kah El Em En Oh Pay Coo Err Es Tay Oo Vay

Doobleh Vay Eeks

Ee-grayek Zed

Anne Boîte Celine/Coo coo

Daniel

Enchanté

Faire Georges Caché

Ils Je Kiosque

Lire Madame

Non Olivier

Paul Quel Rime

Sel Trop Ukulélé Vouloir Weekend Examen Yaourt Zèbre

c - before e, y, i c - o, u, a

sounds like "s" sounds like "k"

é - hard a è - eeh

éléphant fièvre

The nasals: some vowels change when followed by "n" or "m" that is not followed by a vowel Some examples are Jean, copain, en, and un. We will talk more in detail about the nasal sounds as we progress through this course.