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The Everything Essential French Book
All You Need to Learn French in No Time
Bruce Sallee,David Hebert
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The Everything Essential French Book
All You Need to Learn French in No Time
Bruce Sallee,David Hebert
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All the basics of French--fast and easy!Whether you are planning a vacation, adding a valuable second language to your resume, or simply brushing up on your skills, The Everything Essential French Book is your perfect introduction to the French language. With easy-to-follow instructions and simple explanations, this portable guide covers the most important basics, including:
- The French alphabet, accents, and translation.
- Common French phrases and greetings.
- Everyday questions and answers.
- Verb tenses and sentence structure.
- How to place an order and give commands.
The Everything Essential French Book has all you need to get from bonjour to au revoir in no time!
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Langue françaiseCHAPTER 1
Pronouncing and Writing French
This chapter lets you dive into French, with a little speaking and a little writing. Here, you discover how to pronounce basic French letters, letter combinations, and words. You begin writing by focusing on punctuation marks and accents. Youâll be pronouncing and writing like a French pro in no time!
The Alphabet
While French and English use the same alphabet, in French, the letters are pronounced a little differently. If you ever have to spell your name out at a hotel, for example, you want to make sure that youâre understood.
Table 1-1
THE FRENCH ALPHABET
THE FRENCH ALPHABET
Letter | Sound | Letter | Sound |
---|---|---|---|
a | ahh | n | ehnn |
b | bay | o | ohh |
c | say | p | pay |
d | day | q | koo |
e | ehh | r | aihr |
f | eff | s | ess |
g | jhay | t | tay |
h | ahsh | u | ooh |
i | ee | v | vay |
j | jhee | w | doo-bluh-vay |
k | kahh | x | eex |
l | ehll | y | ee-grek |
m | ehmm | z | zed |
Keep the following points in mind when pronouncing letters in French:
- The sound of the letter âeâ in French is very similar to the beginning of the pronunciation of the English word âearl.â
- The letter âgâ is pronounced jhay, with a soft âjâ sound, like in âAsia.â
- The pronunciation of the letter âjâ uses the same soft âj,â but with an âeeâ sound at the end.
- The letter ân,â especially when appearing at the end of words, is pronounced very softly, with a nasal quality.
- âQâ in English has a distinct âoohâ sound in it; it is pronounced similarly in French, but without the âyâ sound.
- When two letter âlâs appear together, it creates a âyehâ sound. The letters are not pronounced the same as one letter; it sounds like the beginning of the English word âyearn.â
- The French ârâ is more guttural than the English one, made at the back of the throat instead of at the front.
Sounds
Most of the consonants in French are pronounced the same as in English, but many of the vowel sounds differ. It is almost impossible to describe the true sound of French using text. For best results, try to listen to actual French being spoken; only then can you appreciate the sound of the language. The following, however, is a list of sounds used in the French language. Practice making the sounds a few times, and say the example words out loud.
- on: Sounds much like âohâ in English, with just a hint of a soft ânâ at the end. You will find it in words such as maison (meh-zohn, meaning âhouseâ) and garçon (gar-sohn, meaning âboyâ).
- ou: An âoohâ sound that youâll encounter in words such as tout (tooh, meaning âallâ).
- oi: A âwhaâ sound, much like the beginning of the English word âwaddle.â A French example is soir (swahr, meaning âeveningâ).
- oin: Sounds much like the beginning of âwhenâ in English, with only a hint of the ânâ coming through, very softly. Coin (kwheh, meaning âcornerâ) and moins (mwheh, meaning âlessâ) are examples.
- ai: Sounds like âehh.â Youâll find it in a great many words, including maison and vrai (vreh, meaning âtrueâ).
- en: Sounds similar to âonâ in English, but with a much softer ânâ sound. Youâll find it in words like encore (ahnk-ohr, meaning âagainâ) and parent (pahr-ahn, meaning âparentâ).
- an: Is pronounced the same way as en.
- eu: To make this sound, hold your mouth like youâre going to make an âeeeâ sound, but say âooohâ instead; it sounds much like the beginning of the English word âearl.â Heure (ehhr, meaning âhourâ) is an example.
- in: Pronounced like the beginning of the English word âenter,â but again with a much softer ânâ sound. Magasin (may-guh-zehn, meaning âstoreâ) and pain (pehn, meaning âbreadâ) are examples.
- er: Sounds like âayy.â You will find this at the end of many verbs, such as parler (parl-ay, meaning âto speakâ) and entrer (ahn-tray, meaning âto enterâ).
Sometimes, letters are silent and are not pronounced; this often occurs with letters at the end of words. The letters are still required in written French, of course, but you donât hear them. Here are the letters to watch:
- Words ending in -d: chaud (show), meaning âhot.â
- Words starting with h-: heureux (er-rooh), meaning âhappy.â
- Words ending in -s: compris (com-pree), meaning âincluded.â
- Words ending in -t: ...