The alphabet
The alphabet, officially contains 26 letters. French uses the same 26.letter alphabet as English, and as in English, the letters are divided into consonants and vowels.
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French alphabet:
| Consonants | Vowels |
|---|---|
| b,c,d,e,f,g,h,j,k,l,m,n,p,q,r,s,t,v,w,x,y,z | a.e.i.o.u, and sometimes y |
The French alphabet may look the same as the English alphabet, but the names of the letters are pronounced differently. Some of the letters are pronounced differently too.
| LETTER / PRON | LETTER / PRON |
|---|---|
| A ah (as in “father”) | N en |
| B bay | O oh |
| C say | P pay |
| D day | Q kew |
| E euh ( as in “book”) | R ehr |
| F ef | S es |
| G zhay | T tay |
| H ash | U ew |
| I ee | V vay |
| J jhee | W doo-bleuh-vay |
| K ka (as in “cat”) | X eeks |
| L el | Y ee-grek |
| M em | Z zed |
| French | English |
|---|---|
| A, B, C, D, E
F, G, H, I, J K, L, M, N, O P, Q, R, S, T U, V, W, X, Y, Z |
A, B, C, D, E
F, G, H, I, J K, L, M, N, O P, Q, R, S, T U, V, W, X, Y, Z |
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Basic Grammar for level 1 – List
1. The alphabet: L’alphabet
2. French Silent Letters: Lettres muettes françaises
3. French Letter Combinations: Combinaisons de lettres (Practice)
4. Articles: Articles
5. Masculine or feminine nouns: Noms masculins ou féminins
6. The interrogative form: la forme interrogative
a) Question words : Les mots interrogatifs
7. Prepositions(go, come – present) (Practice)
a) The preposition “à”
b) The preposition “de”
c) “Pour” Explained: For vs. To
8. French expressions:
a) Two words
b) Three words
9. Accents: Accents
10. Liaison: Liaison
11. Possessive adjectives: Adjectifs possessifs (Practice)
12. The negative form: La forme négative
a) Negative words in French: Les mots négatifs en français
13. C’est – Il est – elle est: It is – He is – she is
14. Quiz Game Level 1: Quiz
Basic Conjugation for L1
1. Personal Pronouns: Personal Pronouns
a) Subject pronouns: Pronoms sujets
b) You or you: Tu or vous
c) (Practice)
2.Infinitive and conjugated verbs
3. The verb to be: Le verbe être
4. The verb to have: Le verbe avoir
5. The verb to go: Le verbe aller
6. The verb to do: Le verbe faire
7. To be, To have, To go, To do
8. ER Verbs : (Phonetic pronunciation)
9. IR Verbs: (Phonetic pronunciation)
10. RE Verbs: (Phonetic pronunciation)
11. Sentences with ER verbs
12. Sentences with IR verbs
13. Sentences with RE verbs
14. Most Common French Verbs
15. REGULAR Verbs:
a) (Verbes)
b) (Sentences)
c) (Practice)
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