have the “s”. cedilla ç Changes the Ça va sound of “c” Façade before “a”, “o” garçon and “u” from a hard “k” to a softer “s”. Vowel Sounds I feel that vowel sounds are the most difficult to explain in a written guide to French pronunciation. This is intended to be a simple but by no means exhaustive introduction to a very large subject. How to pronounce it Vowel/vowel Examples combination “ay” like the vowel é J’ai joué sound in bay. ée Je suis allée er Regarder (This sound is a little ez Copiez more tense than the ai J’ai English “ay” and can be ais Je parlais achieved by keeping ait Il lisait your tongue still as you et Et say “ay”) est Elle est ei Enseigner Common exceptions Nous faisons es when it is used with les mes tes ses
have the “s”. cedilla ç Changes the sound of “c” before “a”, “o” and “u” from a hard “k” to a softer “s”. Ça va Façade garçon Vowel Sounds I feel that vowel sounds are the most difficult to explain in a written guide to French pronunciation. This is intended to be a simple but by no means exhaustive introduction to a very large subject. How to pronounce it Vowel/vowel combination Examples “ay” like the vowel sound in bay. (This sound is a little more tense than the English “ay” and can be achieved by keeping your tongue still as you say “ay”) é ée er ez ai ais ait et est ei es when it is used with les mes tes ses J’ai joué Je suis allée Regarder Copiez J’ai Je parlais Il lisait Et Elle est Enseigner Common exceptions Nous faisons