1. L’Alphabet et les Accents
Français 1

2. L’Alphabet A B C D E F G H I ah bé cé dé euh effe jhé hache ee J K L MN O P Q R
jhee
kah
elle
emme
enne oh pé ku
erre S T U V W X Y Z
esse té oo vé
double vé
eeks
ee-grek
zed

3. Les Accents
French uses accents and spelling marks that do not exist in English. These marks are part of the spelling and cannot be left out.
In French there are four accents that may appear on vowels.

4. Some common French first names.
l’accent aigu (é)
Céline
Stéphanie
André
Frédéric
Mélanie
Véronique
Some common French first names.

5. Unlike Spanish words, French words can have more than one accent.
l’accent grave (è)
Michèle
Hélène
Thérèse
Inès
Unlike Spanish words, French words can have more than one accent.

6. l’accent circonflexe (ê)
un hôtel
un hôpital
un fantôme
drôle
août
I must confess. I call this one a hat.

7. le tréma (ë) Noëlle Joëlle Aïcha Zaïna
These are all girls names, common in different French-speaking countries.

8. To form the cédille, make a 5, without the top on it.
la cédille (ç)
Français
Comment ça va?
un garçon ç
To form the cédille, make a 5, without the top on it.

9. Remember: It is important to practice pronunciation.
Accents are part of the spelling of a word.
You can’t leave them out.