Leon 1 Les Accents French uses accents and

Leçon 1: Les Accents French uses accents and spelling marks that do not exist in English. These marks are part of the spelling and CANNOT be left out. mark name example What it tells you l’accent aigu Cécile, écrivez Pronounce the “e” like “aay”; only used on the letter “e” l’accent grave ^ • • ç created by Katherine Rozei l’accent circonflexe le tréma la cédille Michèle, très, à Jérôme, forêt Noël, Joëlle, maïs François, Ça va On “e” indicates next syllable is mute; on “a” and “u” distinguishes between homographs Indicates that an “s” used to follow the vowel or to distinguish between homographs; can appear on any vowels Pronounce 2 vowels that are next to each other as separate sounds; can appear on any vowel Changes the “c” from a “ka” to a “sa” sound; never placed in front of a e or i because c already sounds like an s in front of these vowels

Leçon 1: Les Nationalités Names of nationalities may have two different forms depending on to whom they refer: masculine feminine française anglaise américaine canadienne espagnole russe

Les Nationalités Other nationalities that follow these patterns: français(e) américain(e) canadien(ne) russe anglais(e) mexicain(e) équatorien(ne) guatémaltèque néerlandais(e) portoricain(e) indien(ne) écossais(e) marocain(e) italien(ne) chinois(e) cubain(e) bolivien(ne) espagnol(e) japonais(e) nigerien(ne) allemand(e) portugais(e) uruguayen(ne) ghanéen(e) irlandais(e) libérien(ne) hongrois(e) haïtien (ne) polonais(e) colombien(ne)