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![H Muet (mute/ silent)
• Most French H's are mute — that is, they are
not pronounced and the word acts as if it
begins with a vowel. This means
that contractions and liaisons are required.
For example, le + homme contracts
to l'homme — you can't
say "le homme." And les hommes is
pronounced with a liaison: [lay zuhm].](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/unlockingthemysteriesoffrenchpronunciationforeslstudents-200911102825/75/Unlocking-the-mysteries-of-French-pronunciation-for-ESL-students-37-2048.jpg)
![H Aspiré
• H's in French words borrowed from other
languages are usually aspirate. Though the H
aspiré is not pronounced, it acts like a consonant;
that is, contractions are not permitted with it
and liaisons are not made in front of it.
• For example, le + hockey does not contract
to "l'hockey" but remains le hockey.
• And les héros (the heroes) is pronounced [lay ay
ro]. If you were to pronounce this with a liaison,
[lay zay ro], you would be saying les zéros (the
zeros).](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/unlockingthemysteriesoffrenchpronunciationforeslstudents-200911102825/75/Unlocking-the-mysteries-of-French-pronunciation-for-ESL-students-38-2048.jpg)
Unlocking the mysteries of French pronunciation for ESL students
The document provides an overview of French pronunciation specifically tailored for Indian and ESL students, highlighting key differences and similarities between French and English. It covers consonants, vowels, and specific pronunciation rules, including accents and silent letters. Additionally, examples are given to illustrate the pronunciation of various sounds and words in French.
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Unlocking the mysteries of French pronunciation for ESL students
- 1. Basic Understanding ofFrench Pronunciation For Indian & ESL Students
- 2. This lesson isbased on a video available on YouTube. The link to the video is shared below; https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=92aQwVUBAYY
- 3. Saying words inFrench is very difficult!
- 4. French & Englishare similar as well as different from each other!
- 5. Some special spellings& their key sounds must be learnt.
- 7. Consonants in French •Consonants are the group of letters in the alphabet (a, b, c, d, e...) excluding vowels. (a, e, i, o, u) • Pronounced just like in English! • But it does have some unique sounds. • It has 3 distinct sounds for the letter ‘J’
- 8. Consonants at thebeginning of the word... • Jour ज़ू Day Salut साल्यू Hello Premier प्रमिय First
- 9. Consonants at theend of the word • They are mostly ignored. Vert वर/ वैर green Salut साल्यू Hi Blanc ब्ााँ White
- 10. Vowels (a, e,i, o, u) • In French the vowel sounds are more clipped, short and spoken quickly. That is why the mouth doesn’t move much. • In English, the sound is longer and mouth can be seen moving while pronouncing the vowel sounds.
- 11. Pronunciation of vowelsin French • A • E • I • O • U • आ • अ • इ • ओ • ऊं
- 12. Pronunciation of ‘e’in French • There are three forms in which ‘e’ may be regularly found in the spelling of French words and they all sound different. e No accent अ é l'accent aigu, ए è accent grave. ऐ
- 13. ‘e’ without accentmarker • Petit (पति) • ‘e’ at the end of a word is not pronounced, like the general rule for consonants at the end of the French words. • ‘e’ at the end of the word has one unique characteristic. It allows us to pronounce the consonant at the end of the word, which otherwise would have been ignored • Compare ‘grand’ (ग्ां) with ‘grande’ (ग्ांद).
- 14. “eu” “eux” • Thishas the same pronunciation as a simple ‘e’. • ‘x’ at the end of the spelling follows the general rule for consonants. Ignored! Heure अर Hour Professeur प्रोफ़स्स Professor
- 15. é (l'accent aigu) •This is pronounced as ‘ay’ in English. école एक्को् School
- 16. è (accent grave) •It is pronounced like the sound of the letter ‘a’ in the word ‘bat’. Très त्रै Very Après आप्रै After
- 17. “ss” & “s”in the spelling • They both are different sounds. • “ss” in the spelling indicates a hissing ‘s’ (स) sound. • “s” in the spelling indicates a buzzing (like the honeybee) ‘z’ (ज़) sound. poisson प्वास्सााँ fish poison प्वाज्जों poison
- 18. “s” at theend of Plural words • “s” at the end of plural words in French follows the general rule for consonants at the end of the ordinary words. Ignored! Profs प्रोफ़ Teachers Etudiantes एिुददयांि Students
- 19. Words ending with“er” “ez” “et” • All three have the same pronunciation as “ay” (ए) in “Day” in English. Parler पा्े Talk Vous parlez वू पा्े You speak Buffet बुफ्फ़े Buffet
- 20. Words ending in“ou” • It has the same pronunciation as “oo” in the word “cool” in English Bonjour बोंज़ू Hello Vous वू You
- 21. The sound of“th” in French words • The sound of “th” in English words like “think” and “then” does not exist in French language. • In French, we simply substitute it with the “t” sound of words like “take”, “total”, but it is not aspirated, meaning, not stressed or spoken with force. Enthousiaste आंटुमसयास्ि Enthusiastic
- 22. Words beginning with“en” “on” “an” • They all have the same nasal sound “ahng”, but “g” will not be voiced. Enchanté ओन्शोंिे Nice to meet you Onze ओंज़ Eleven Ans आं Years
- 23. Words having “oi”in the spelling • They sound like “ohwah”, but h will not be voiced. Moi म्वा/ िोआ Me Au revoir ओ र वोआ Good bye
- 24. “au” “aux” “eau”“eaux” • “x” in the spelling follows the general rule for consonants that occur at the end of the French words. Ignored! • All the four spellings have just one sound, like “oh” in English, but “h” will remain silent. Jaune ज़ोन्न Yellow Beaucoup बोकू A lot Les eaux ्े ज़ो Water
- 25. “ai” and “aï”;What’s the difference? • The symbol with two dots “ ̈” are found mostly on vowels (a e i o u). This symbol is called “Trement” (ट्रेिााँ). • The presence of “trement” symbol on one vowel indicates that the two vowel sounds, lying side-by-side, will be separately pronounced. Without “trement”, the two vowels can be joined. Noël नोए् Christmas Adélaïde आदे्ाईद Adelaide
- 26. “c” followed byan “e” or “i” in the spelling • For example “ce” & “ci” • “C” in such words has a soft “s” (स) pronunciation. Recevoir रस्सवा To receive Décembre देसाम्र December
- 27. “c” followed by“a” or “o” in the spelling • For example, “ca” and “co”. • “C” in such words has a hard “k” (क) sound. Calculatrice काल्कु ्ात्रीस Calculator Combien कोंबबयााँ How many
- 28. “C” with acedille (une cédille) mark • What is the sound of “ç” इन French ? • It has the soft “s” (स) sound. Garçon गासों Boy
- 29. “ch” in Frenchwords • It is different from the English sound. • In French it sounds like “sh”(श) in the word “ship”. Chien शीयां Dog Chez moi शे िोआ Home
- 30. Practice these difficultwords. • Une fleur (ऊाँ फ़््) • Une maison (उन िेज़ों) • Nouveau (नूवो) • Troisième (त्र्वाज़ज़ऐम्ि) • Tout le monde (िू ् िााँद) • A flower • A house • New • Third • Everybody
- 31. Pronunciation of vowelsin FrenchVowels Pronunciation Guide Example What the example means a is pronounced like 'ah' in English ्ा La ्ा (the) à is also pronounced like 'ah Là ्ा (there) â is pronounced like 'ah' but longer Âne आन (donkey) e When placed in the middle of a syllable, it is pronounced like ai in 'fair' Mer िैर (sea)
- 32. Pronunciation of vowelsin French Vowels Pronunciation Guide Example What the example means e When placed at the end of a syllable, it is pronounced like er in 'her' Le ् (the) e is silent at the end of a word Tasse िास (cup) é is pronounced like 'ay' Été एिे (summer) è is pronounced like ai in 'fair' Père पैर (father)
- 33. Pronunciation of vowelsin French Vowels Pronunciation Guide Example What the example means ê is also pronounced like ai in 'fair' Tête िैि (head) i, y are pronounced like ee in 'meet' Ski स्की (skiing) o is pronounced like o in 'not' Poste पौस्ि (post office) ô is pronounced like 'oh' Hôtel ओिे् (hotel)
- 34. Pronunciation of vowelsin French Vowels Pronunciation Guide Example What the example means u this sound does not exist in English; say 'ee' with rounded lips Vu वू (seen) oi is pronounced like 'wah' Roi रोवा (king) ou is pronounced like 'oo' Roue रू (wheel) ai, ei are pronounced like e in 'let' Laine ्ेंन (oldest boy)
- 35. Pronunciation of vowelsin French Vowels Pronunciation Guide Example What the example means au, eau are pronounced like 'oh' Au ओ (to the) eu, oeu are pronounced like er in 'her' Neuf नफ़ soeur स (nine, new ) (sister)
- 36. Is “H” vowelin French? • The letter H is always silent in French, yet there are two different types: H muet, which acts like a vowel. H aspiré, which acts like a consonant.
- 37. H Muet (mute/silent) • Most French H's are mute — that is, they are not pronounced and the word acts as if it begins with a vowel. This means that contractions and liaisons are required. For example, le + homme contracts to l'homme — you can't say "le homme." And les hommes is pronounced with a liaison: [lay zuhm].
- 38. H Aspiré • H'sin French words borrowed from other languages are usually aspirate. Though the H aspiré is not pronounced, it acts like a consonant; that is, contractions are not permitted with it and liaisons are not made in front of it. • For example, le + hockey does not contract to "l'hockey" but remains le hockey. • And les héros (the heroes) is pronounced [lay ay ro]. If you were to pronounce this with a liaison, [lay zay ro], you would be saying les zéros (the zeros).
- 39. Compilation & Presentation PraveenJha Senior Faculty IHM Hajipur Vaishali, Bihar