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Pronunciation.
The French language has three accents, which principally
bflong to the e,
namely
the acute accent 6,
the grave accent h
and the circumflex accent d
if the e is without the accent it is either pronounced short or
not at all, if with the accent it is always pronounced.
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Vowels.
The pronunciation of the following vowels requires
oVy is pronounced like oo in the English word look,
o, au, eaUf are pronounced like o.
.7, is pronounced like a, in the word father.
4, is pronounced like e in the word better.
most
u is the most difficult letter to pronounce, for there is no corresponding
sound in the English language; it sounds like
the German ii, like eeyu, and it ought to be carefully imitated
from a French person.
eu. oeUf are pronounced like u in the English word much.
p^ ^y e, a/, e/, are pronounced like a in the English word care.
y, y, are pronounced like e in the English word mo.
The nasal sounds: am, an, em, en, un, oin, are equally
difficult to pronounce and these ought to be heard and imitated
from a Frenchman.
Rule. Those who study without a. teacher, ought, when
an opportunity occurs, to ask the pronunciation of p
difficult word ; by such means, the learner will arrivp
at the correct pronunciation, which no description in
words is capable of conveying.