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LIAISON. Liaison is the linking of the final consonant of a word with the initial vowel or silent h of the following word. This makes the French language flow smoothly.Generally liaison can occur in the following cases: Between article and noun: les_enfants Between adjective and noun: quels_enfants Between preposition and noun: avec_Agathe Between pronoun and verb: vous_alléz Between adverb and adjective: très_impoli .

LIAISON LIAISON. Liaison is the linking of the final consonant of a word with the initial vowel or silent h of the following word. This makes the French language flow smoothly.Generally liaison can occur i…

Lesson 3.

These letters: é, ez, er, ed, ai - are pronounced like 'ay' in English - may, pay ; (er is pronounced like this when at the end of a word) - for example, éléphant.

un éléphant 🐘

Now repeat after me
1. é
2. é-lé-phant
3. l'éléphant
4. c'est_un_éléphant

Sample words featuring letters é, ez, er, ed and ai:
é-pée, é-toile, a-nnée, pied, nez, quai, jan-vier, ca-len-drier, pa-nier, pa-pier.

Exercise
1. Read the text aloud.
2. In the sample words listed above write down the words and underline the letters that are pronounced like 'ay' in English ''may'.''
3. Note the syllabic divisions.

Introduction to the Sounds of French (continued). In the model words used in this practical guide to French pronunciation the letters that produce the sounds have been listed at the beginning of each lesson, thus the learners will have to identify them on their own in each word.The sounds are not represented by phonetic symbols because we want the students not to be confused, so the sounds are likened to their equivalent in English for easy learning. [ 153 more words ]

INTRODUCTION TO THE SOUNDS OF FRENCH (continued) Introduction to the Sounds of French (continued). In the model words used in this practical guide to French pronunciation the letters that produce the sounds have been listed at the beginning of ea…

THE SOUNDS OF FRENCH (PHONETICS) Content I. PrefaceII. IntroductionIII. LiaisonIV. Accents The French Alphabet. Names of French Letters. The pronunciation of vowels.4.The pronunciation of nasalised vowels. The pronunciation of semi-vowels. The pronunciation of consonants. Preface The Sounds of French takes to the phonic (oral) system of language teaching for beginners using English-French sound/letter relationship and images (pictures) to teach the pronunciation of French language to the English speaking people who are learning to speak a foreign language in a foreign language setting where the socio-linguistic environment does not offer any opportunity to teach how to speak nor any structure to develop the primary oral competence needed. [ 488 more words ]

THE SOUNDS OF FRENCH THE SOUNDS OF FRENCH (PHONETICS) Content I. PrefaceII. IntroductionIII. LiaisonIV. Accents The French Alphabet.Names of French Letters.The pronunciation of vowels.4.The pronunciation of nasalised v…

CONVERSATION ONE La Boutique de Michel. Michel - Je suis boutiquier. J'ai une boutique au Chanps de Course à Lomé. Je vends des tissus, des jupes, des foulards, des chemises,des pantalons, des chaussures, des chaussettes, des cravates, des lingeries, des draps, des bijoux et des parfums. J'ai beaucoup de clients. (enters a customer) Qu'est-ce que vous cherchez Monsieur ? Clients - Je voudrais une chemise, un pantalon, une paire de chaussures et une cravate. [ 326 more words ]

Conversation One – La Boutique de Michel. CONVERSATION ONE La Boutique de Michel. Michel – Je suis boutiquier. J’ai une boutique au Chanps de Course à Lomé. Je vends des tissus, des jupes, des foulards, des chemises,des pantalo…

Key to Grammar Lesson 10. Exercise 8.

1. Voici mon bureau et voilà le vôtre.
2. Voici mon frère et voilà sa femme.
3. Voici mes livres.
4. Voilà mes crayons.
5. L:homme que voici.
6. La maison que voilà.
7. Monsieur Laurent que voici.
8. Me voici.
9. Voici une heure que je l'attends.
10. Voilà! J'arrive.

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Lesson 10. Part lll

Objective: "Voici" and "Voilà".
Aim: To know how to express "ago" (Il y a); and how to exclaim.

Voici and voilà are also used to mean "il y a".

Voici une semaine. Voilà une semaine.
Il y a une semaine.
A week ago.

Voici cinq ans que je ne l'ai pas vu.
Voilà cinq ans que je ne l'ai pas vu.
Il y a cinq ans que je ne l'ai pas vu.
I haven't seen him for the past five years.

Il est parti voici une heure.
Il est parti voilà une heure.
Il est parti il y a une heure.
He left an hour ago.

Voici une heure que je l'attends.
Voilà une heure que je l'attends.
Il y a une heure que je l'attends.
I have been waiting for him for an hour now.

Note: "Voilà" is also used for exclamation.

Voilà!
There!

En voilà assez!
That will do!
Stop it!
No more of that!

Voilà! J'arrive.
Here! I come.

Voilà! Je comprends.
That's it! I understand.
Oh! I see.

Grammar Lesson 10. Exercise 8.

Translate
1. This is my office and that is yours.
2.Here is my brother and there is his wife.
3. These are my books.
4. Those are my pencils.
5. This man.
6. That house.
7. Mr. Laurent here.
8. Here I am.
9. I have been waiting for him for an hour now.
10. Here I come.

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