+ Accent Aigue (é) n Most popular of the French accents n Makes the “AY” sound (“play”) n Only found on the letter “e” n Slants from top right to bottom left (é) n Examples – “bébé”, “décembre”, “février”
+ Accent Grave (à) n Second most popular n Used on the vowels “a, e and u” n Defines the meaning between words that sound the same (“à” = at / “a” = has) or (“ou” = or/ “où” – where) n Gives the letter “e” a short sound as in “let” n Slants from top left to bottom right n Examples – “mère”, “problème”, “crème”, “à”, “où”
+ Accent Circonflexe (ê) n Found over the vowels “a, e, i, o, u”. n Lengthens the vowel sound n Looks like a teepee tent n Examples – “tête”, “hôtel”, “dîner”
+ “C” cédille –ça va? n Found only under the letter “c” before the vowels “a, o, u” n Gives “c”an “s” sound n Changes a hard “c” to a soft “c” sound n Written as the bottom/hook half of the number “ 5” n Examples – “français”, “ça va? ”, “leçon”
+ Le Tréma - Haïti n Makes sure that each vowel has its own pronunciation n Found over the letter “e, i, and u” n Two parallel dots n Least popular accent n Examples – “Noël”, “Hawaï”