Lesson 4 Pronunciation

Leçon 4 prononciation
pronunciation of the é
été.........summer
armée...... army

pronunciation of the combination er es ez


répéter.... repeat
chez
ses

pronunciation of -ai
j'ai
je donnai


The [ ] sound is identical to the vowel sound of pet. The letters ê, è and e are normally pronounced [ ].

bête
mère


le palais
près
dès
la forêt

The [ ] sound is similar to the u sound of knuckle. The letter e of these short one syllable words is pronounced as [ ].
je
te
se
ce
ne


The [ ] sound also occurs in the first syllable of Monsieur and the two syllable forms of the verb faire.

Monsieur
nous faisons