In French, there are four possible accents on the letter e.
- The acute accent : é
As in the word fusée
2. The grave accent : è
As in the word flèche
3. The circumflex accent : ê
As in the word tête
4. Dieresis on the e : ë
As in the word Noël
- Don't miss this video to learn how to pronounce "French accents e" correctly and avoid making mistakes when using them.
I'll also give you some mnemonic tricks to help you remember which way to write the accent on the e : - é like "une fusée" taking off
- è like a falling "flèche"
- ê like a hat on your "tête"
The sounds è and ê are pronounced exactly the same.
The letter ë is very rare in French.
- It is found in the words Noël, canoë and some firstnames like Gaël, Azraël, Gwenaël, Ismaël, Israël, Joël, Judicaël, Maëline, Michaël, Nathanaël, Noël, Raphaël or Staël.
- In the words aiguë, exiguë and contiguë the ë is pronounced as a silent e.
Exercices : FRENCH ACCENTS e (é, è, ê ou ë)
Je mang... un plat v...g...tarien av...c mon fr...re.
Mon p...re est all... au march...
Isra..l a commis des crim...s de gu...rre contre le peupl... pal...stinien.
...tre ou ne pas ...tre, tell... est la question !
J'ador... le caf... noir.
correction
Je mange un plat végétarien avec mon frère.
Mon père est allé au marché.
Israël a commis des crimes de guerre contre le peuple palestinien.
Être ou ne pas être, telle est la question !
J'adore le café noir.
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