1. Write all the French accents with examples and their usage.
2. Compare Jaipur (la Ville rose) and Paris (la Ville lumière) in terms of monuments, festivals, cuisine etc. (80-
100 words)
Answers
Explanation:
The 5 French accents;
1 for a consonant
4 for vowels
1. The cédille (cedilla) Ç
The cédille is only used on the letter C. It changes a hard "c" sound (like "k") into a soft "c" sound (like "s"). Ç is never used before the vowels e or i, as these 2 vowels always produce a soft "s" sound (glace, ici).
Le caleçon
The underwear
Les garçons
The boys
Le jeu du garçon
The boy’s game (Lit. the game of the boy)
Reçu
Receipt
Ça dure...
It lasts... / It takes...
2. The accent aigu (acute accent) é
The accent aigu is only used on the letter e.
Le canapé
The sofa
Le café
The coffee
Soufflé
Breathed
3. The accent circonflexe (circumflex) â, ê, î, ô, û
The accent circonflex indicates that (historically) an "s" used to follow that vowel e.g. écouter and escouter
Le vieux château
The old castle
Une fête
A party/gathering/feast
Le dîner
Evening meal
L'hôtel
The hotel
Bien sûr
Of course
4. The accent grave (grave accent) à, è, ù
With a and u, the accent grave is used to differentiate some words;
à "to" versus a "has"
où "where" versus ou "or"
Où
Where
Voilà !
There you go!
5. The accent tréma (dieresis/umlaut) ë, ï, ü
The accent tréma indicates that the vowel is to be pronounced separately from the one immediately before it.
Noël
Christmas
L'aïeul
The ancestor
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