3 key pronunciation tips for NCVPS French 1 students

1. Pronunciation à la Française
Pronunciation Topics for Today:
1. When the last letter is a consonant
2. When “e” is the last letter
3. When “er” is at the end

2. Pronunciation à la Française
When the last letter is a consonant:
Bien
Je vais
Je n’aime pas
Tu aimes

3. Pronunciation à la Française
When “e” is the last letter…
Je nage
J’habite
jupe
robe
Exception: when é is the last letter
café

4. Pronunciation à la Française
When “er” is at the end
J’aime nager
Tu aimes travailler
Je nage vs. J’aime nager
Tu travailles vs. Tu aimes travailler

5. Pronunciation à la Française
Pronunciation Topics for Today:
1. When the last letter is a consonant
Hushed, almost as if replaced with the letter ‘h’
2. When “e” is the last letter
As if it doesn’t exist, completely silent
3. When “er” is at the end
-AY sound