par Olivier Malet
Chapter Seven
SEMI CONSONANT ALSO EXISTS IN ENGLISH BUT THE SPELLING DIFFERS FROM FRENCH:
| / j / | as in yes | French spelling: | y + vowel | voyage | (trip) |
| i + vowel | Reliez | (link, put together) | |||
| ill | travaillez | (work!) | |||
| / wa / | as in What | French spelling: | oi | quoi? | (what?) |
| / ui / | French only | French spelling: | ui | huit | (eight) |
The alphabet is used to spell words, your name, the name of a place etc…
Of course the pronunciation differs from English. Instead of giving you the alphabet in the traditional order we classified the letters according to the vowel sound they contain.
A H K
are pronounced with the vowel / a /
B, C, D, G, P, T, V, W
are pronounced with the vowel / e / = é (in French spelling)
E
is pronounced with the vowel / O / = e (in French spelling)
F, L, M, N, R, S, Z
is pronounced with the vowel / E / = è or ê (in French spelling)
I, J, X, Y
are pronounced with the vowel / i / = i (in French spelling)
O
is pronounced with the vowel / o /
note :
U, Q : are pronounced with the vowel / y / = u (in French spelling)
F, L, M, N, R, S, Z : are pronounced with a similar vowel in English and in French.
O : is pronounced with a similar vowel in English and in French.
BEWARE OF:
G & J : THE VOWELS ARE INVERTED
W IS PRONOUNCED : DOUBLE V
Y IS PRONOUNCED : I GREC
> Dictation: write down the letters you hear
You should have written : A, G, U, V, C, B, E, D, F, H, I, J, L, K, O, M, N, P, Q, R
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