LESSON 04

ALPHABET, PRONUNCIATION

OBJECTIFS DE LA LEÇON
1. to learn the alphabet
2. to learn how to spell your name
3. to learn to pronounce various combinations of letters

L’ALPHABET
Please practise the alphabet with Alexa by listening/watching her over and over
again.

COMMENT ÇA S'ÉCRIT ?
▸ Quel est ton prénom ?
▹ What is your first name?

▸ Mon prénom est…

▹ My first name is…

▸ Comment ça s’écrit ?
▹ How is it written/spelt?

▸ Ça s’écrit…
▹ It is written…

▸ Quel est ton nom ?

▹ What is your surname?

▸ Mon nom est…

▹ My name is…

PRATIQUE
Can you spell William in French?
LES SONS
◦ oi → la joie (the joy) la boîte (the box) moi (me)

◦ ou → le cou (the neck) le loup (the wolf) la poule (the hen)

◦ ai/est/ê/è/ë → j'ai (I have) il est (he is) la forêt (the forest)

◦ é/et/ez/er → le bébé (the baby) vous voulez (you want) mélanger (to mix)

◦ ein/ain/in → la peinture (the paint) le pain (the bread) le jardin (the garden)

◦ an/en/am → méchant (mean/nasty) le vent (the wind) la jambe (the leg)

◦ on/om → le bonbon (the sweet) le pompier (the fireman) tomber (to fall)

◦ gn → ignorer (to ignore) la vigne (the vineyard) gagner (to win)

◦ aille/ouille/eille/ille → je travaille (I work) la grenouille (the frog) la fille (the

girl)

◦ oin → loin (far) moins (less) point (point)

◦ au/aux/eau → les journaux (the newspapers) le bateau (the boat) l'eau (the
water)

◦ th → le théâtre (the theatre) le thé (the tea) les maths (maths)

◦ eu/œu → le jeu (the game) la sœur (the sister) l’œuf (the egg)

◦ ch → le charpentier (the carpenter) chercher (to look for) le chat (the cat)

◦ ien → le chien (the dog) le mien (mine) rien (nothing)

◦ j → le jardin (the garden) le jouet (the toy) ajouter (to add)

◦ ga/gu/go → le garçon (the boy) le guide (the guide) le goût (the taste)

◦ gi/ge → le gilet (the cardigan) le gel (the gel) rouge (red)

◦ tion → la nation (the nation) la satisfaction (the satisfaction) la réalisation

(the realisation)

◦ psy → le psychiatre (the psychiatrist) la psychologie (the psychology) la

psychose (the psychosis)

◦ One s = z sound → le poison (the poison) peser (to weigh) raser (to shave)
◦ Two s = ss sound → le poisson (the fish) l’assistance (the assistance) la
mousse (the moss/foam)

◦ c+e or c+i = ss sound → merci (thanks) la recette (the recipe) la citrouille

(the pumpkin)

◦ c+a or c+o or c+u = k sound → la catastrophe (the catastrophe) le copain

(the friend) la cuillère (the spoon)

◦ ç = ss in front of a, o, u) → ça (this/that) le garçon (the boy) le reçu (the

receipt)

Please refer to the supplementary videos for more detail about each sound and
some tips on what not to pronounce.

PRATIQUE 
Please listen to the letters in the section titled Pratique in the video/audio and
write down the words.

RÉPONSES
◦ jonquille
◦ essayer

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