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Learning pronunciations is essential to pronounce words and to learn how to spell.  
Learning pronunciations is essential to pronounce words and to learn how to spell.  


==French Alphabet with IPA pronunciation==
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!Alphabet
!Alphabet
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|u like " urgent "
|u like " urgent "
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==French Accents==


French uses several accents which are worth understanding. These are: à, è, ù, (grave accents) and é (acute accent) which only applies to e. A circumflex applies to all vowels as well: â, ê, î, ô, û. And also a tréma (French for diaerasis) for vowels: ä, ë, ï, ö, ü, ÿ and combined letters: æ and oe.
French uses several accents which are worth understanding. These are: à, è, ù, (grave accents) and é (acute accent) which only applies to e. A circumflex applies to all vowels as well: â, ê, î, ô, û. And also a tréma (French for diaerasis) for vowels: ä, ë, ï, ö, ü, ÿ and combined letters: æ and oe.
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Here is a specific lesson about [[Language/French/Pronunciation/Accents|'''Accents pronunciation''']].
Here is a specific lesson about [[Language/French/Pronunciation/Accents|'''Accents pronunciation''']].


==VIDEOS==
==Videos: How to Pronounce the French Alphabet==
<youtube>OGkbK9-_BRE</youtube>
<youtube>OGkbK9-_BRE</youtube>




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